As of 2015, Nepal has welcomed their first female President. Bidya Devi Bhandari, the wife of popular communist leader Madan Bhandari, took office last year taking Nepal’s communist movement to a new level. Bhandari is a native of the village of Bhojpur and prior to winning her position in office, she held the position of Defense Minister and as Vice Chair of the All Nepal Women Association. The 54-year-old is the second President of Nepal after Ram Baran Yadav once the country abolished the monarchy.
