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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoist extremists broke out in 1996. The ensuing nine-year civil war between insurgents and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and assumption of absolute power by the king. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a November 2006 peace accord and the promulgation of an interim constitution. The newly formed interim parliament declared Nepal a democratic federal republic at its first meeting in May 2008, the king vacated the throne in mid-June 2008, and parliament elected the country's first president the following month.

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krishna Timilsina 23rd October 2009	Hello Everyone If you want to teach in school in Nepal as volunteers and help the development of Nepal please write English Teacher Krishna Timilsina Email :krishna_25@hotmail.com I will help you everything how you can do it krishna Timilsina Government license Holder Teacher Nepal
Surath Giri 22nd July 2005	The major cities of ?Nepal are Kathmandu(Capital city & the only metro[politian city), Biratnagar(sub metropolitian city), Pokhara(sub-metroplolitian city),Birgunj(Sub-metropolitian city).
deepak 11th July 2005	Dear Nicole, Here r few sites that could be useful to u: http://www.tourism.gov.np/ www.welcomenepal.com www.ecohimal.org www.ecohimal.org/english/nepalpr_e.htm www.nepalnews.com www.nepaltravelinfo.com Best of luck, Nicole. Feel free to contact me in dadhikari@gmail.com Deepak