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Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. | The Democracy movement in Nepal (Loktantra Andolan in Nepali) is a name given to the ongoing political agitations against the rule of King Gyanendra of Nepal. The movement is also sometimes referred to as Jana Andolan-II, implying it being a continuation of the 1990 Jana Andolan. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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King Gyanendra King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal (born July 7, 1947) has been the king of Nepal since June 2001. ...
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Background
Since 2002 Nepal has been ruled by governments appointed by the King. On February 1 2005 the royal takeover was further advanced as the King appointed a government led by himself and enforced martial law. The King argued that civil politicians had been unfit to handle the Maoist insurgency. Telephone lines were cut and several high-profile political leaders were detained. Other opposition leaders fled to India and regrouped there. A broad alliance against the royal takeover called the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) was organized, encompassing about 90% of the seats in the old, dissolved parliament. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect (usually after a formal declaration) when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice. ...
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or CPN(M) is a Maoist political party and military organization founded in 1994 and led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal (referred to as Chairman Prachanda). It was formed following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) and it used the name...
The Seven Party Alliance is a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. ...
The anti-democracy forces have received $20Bn of military hardware from the US taxpayer.
In December SPA signed a 12-point understanding with the Maoists. Within the framework of that understanding, Maoists committed themselves to multiparty democracy and freedom of speech. SPA, for their part, accepted the Maoist demand for elections to a Constituent Assembly.
At the beginning of 2006, the situation became yet more tense as SPA launched agitation programmes around the country. A series of waves of arrests of opposition leaders were conducted. The agitations reached a peak around the February 8 municipal elections, which were boycotted by the SPA and the Maoists. In total, official figures claimed a participation of about 20%. Opposition sources questioned those claims.
April general strike SPA called for a four-day nationwide general strike between April 5-9. The Maoists called for a cease-fire in the Kathmandu valley. The general strike saw numerous protests. A curfew was announced by the government on April 8, with reported orders to shoot protestors on sight. Despite this, small, disorganized protests continued. The Kathmandu valley, located in the Kingdome of Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus as well as the Buddhists. ...
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On April 9, SPA announced that it intended to continue its protests indefinitely and called for a tax boycott. The government announced plans to step up its enforcement of the curfew and claimed that the Maoists had infiltrated the protests. Prachanda, the leader of the CPN(M), had said that "this is no longer a protest by opposition parties ... it has become a people's movement," and warned that he himself could lead a revolt in the capital. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ...
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, commonly known as Chairman Prachanda or Comrade Prachanda (born December 11, 1954), is the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN (M)). The party launched the Nepalese Peoples War on the 13th of February 1996, and through armed conflict now controls large portions of...
Protests continued in the following days, with crowds increasing to sizes estimated at 100,000 to 200,000 in Kathmandu in various estimates, more than 10% of the city population. On April 21, opposition sources claim that about half a million took part in the protests in Kathmandu.[1] More conservative estimates talk about 300,000.
Later the same evening, King Gyanendra announced that he would return political power to the people and called for elections to be held as soon as possible. He called on SPA to nominate a new Prime Minister of Nepal in a speech on a state-owned television station, saying, "We return the executive power of the country to the people. We request the seven-party alliance to recommend a name for the post of prime minister who will have the responsibility to run the government."[2] The position of Prime Minister has been vacant since 1 February 2005 when King Gyanendra removed Sher Bahadur Deuba from office and dissolved the Nepalese Parliament indefinitely. However, the royal proclamation was rebuffed by the opposition. At 3 pm the next day, the leaders of SPA met in the capital, and staked out three demands, namely: reinstitution of the old parliament; formation of an all-party government; and elections to a Constituent Assembly that will draft a new constitution.[3][4] The position of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in 1799. ...
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Sher Bahadur Deuba (born June 13, 1946) was the prime minister of Nepal. ...
References - ↑ GEFONT: Over 500,000 defy curfew in Kathmandu, at least 3 get martyrdom
- ↑ "Power to the people", The Age, 2006-04-22. URL accessed on 2006-04-22.
- ↑ "Nepal party promises new protests", BBC News, 2006-04-22. URL accessed on 2006-04-22.
- ↑ UWB: General Strike Day XVII
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April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
External links Wikinews has various related news articles in: - Nepal's King Gyanendra cracks down on protests; 3 dead (April 21, 2006)
- King of Nepal to restore democracy (April 21, 2006)
- India sends special envoy to Nepal (April 19, 2006)
- Hundreds arrested following pro-democratic rally in Nepal (April 8, 2005)
- Nepal’s King Gyanendra dismisses the government, claims power for himself (February 1, 2005)
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