Marshall Julum Shakya मार्शल जुलुम शाक्य | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Kathmandu, Nepal | 9 October 1940
Died | 6 May 2017 Kathmandu, Nepal | (aged 76)
Political party | Nepali Congress |
Spouse(s) | Shalina Panday Shakya |
Children | Shivani Shakya |
Marshall Julum Shakya (Nepali: मार्शल जुलुम शाक्य; 9 October 1940 – 6 May 2017) was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was a founder member of Nepal Student Union created in March 1970. He spent 15 years in prison during the panchayat regime. As of 1988, he was the president of the Kathmandu District of Nepali Congress.[1]
During the 1990 Jana Andolan he was the convenor of the Central Action Committee of Nepali Congress, and one of the most important party leaders not under arrest.[2]
Shakya suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and a heart attack in March 2017. He died of septic shock caused by pneumonia and heart failure at a medical center in Kathmandu on 6 May 2017, aged 76.[3]