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Background: 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. A Maoist insurgency, launched in 1996, has gained traction and is threatening to bring down the regime, especially after a negotiated cease-fire between the Maoists and government forces broke down in August 2003. In 2001, the crown prince massacred ten members of the royal family, including the king and queen, and then took his own life. In October 2002, the new king dismissed the prime minister and his cabinet for "incompetence" after they dissolved the parliament and were subsequently unable to hold elections because of the ongoing insurgency. While stopping short of reestablishing parliament, the king in June 2004 reinstated the most recently elected prime minister who formed a four-party coalition government, which the king subsequently tasked with paving the way for elections to be held in spring of 2005. Citing dissatisfaction with the government's lack of progress in addressing the Maoist insurgency, the king in February 2005 dissolved the government and assumed power.




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Dag 14 - 15 - 16 Kathmandu
21 days ago: Fien en Sis published a blog
Dag 14 - 15 - 16 Kathmandu
October 31st 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
Lekker relax zogoed als niks gedaan. We doen ons tegoed aan lekker eten, een frisse pint, lezen wat in onze reisgidsen op terrasjes en slenteren door de stad. Enkel de smog het lawaai en de chaos, z ... 4 photos [full story]

Dag 13 Zangmu - Kathmandu
21 days ago: Fien en Sis published a blog
Dag 13 Zangmu - Kathmandu
October 28th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
Vandaag vroeg op, met bijstand van onze gids door de strenge Tibetaans/Chineese grenscontrole geloodst en finaly on our on, Nepal in. Het doet deugd van alleen onder ons te zijn en op het eerste zich ... 3 photos [full story]

Pre-trek in Kathmandu
October 23rd 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
Namaste from our 2nd capital city - Kathmandu. We wrapped up our tour of India on the 20th and had scheduled some well deserved down time, exploring the sights and sounds of Kathmandu. Unlike the p ... 4 photos [full story]

39 days ago: 66days published a blog
Departure Day
October 13th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
TODAY is THE LONG AWAITED DAY. True to myself , I kept too much for last minute before I leave for the airport around 13h15. One challenge has been trying to fit some donations for kids in m ... [full story]

42 days ago: Bystruska published a blog
6. Plany na dalsi tyzden
October 10th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
Kedze tu uz treti den chodime po obchodoch a cuchame vonne tycinky zmiesane s pachom volne vylozeneho masa, psich chcaniek, vyfukov, slivovice a mojich ponoziek, zaziadalo sa nam cisteho horskeho vzdu ... [full story]

53 days ago: Sally T published a blog
The one in Nepal!
September 29th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
And so here is the start of the second chapter.... the wonders of Nepal!! After a long flight to the airport and somewhat of a mission to get my visa sorted.... it really did not have to be so comp ... [full story]

Pizzas, Aussie wine and temples in Kathmandu
August 28th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
Our flight to Kathmandu took an hour and a half and sadly we didn't see any major mountains - maybe from the direction we flew you weren't supposed to but we had been expecting to see some. After land ... 36 photos [full story]

64 days ago: Bystruska published a blog
2. Potenie v Kathmandu
September 18th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
Namaste (caute), Velmi strucne z Kathmandu: - let do Kathmandu je zanami - kedze nas upgradli do Businessu (kde namiesto safety instructions vysvetluju ako ovladat automat.ovladanie rozkladacej sto ... [full story]

The Big "E" and beyond!
91 days ago: JAM09 published a blog
The Big "E" and beyond!
August 22nd 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
We loved Lhasa and were sorry to leave but we started this final leg of the journey from Lhasa to Kathmandu with our minds firmly set on the Big “E” which undoubtedly was the highlight of ... 22 photos [full story]

120 days ago: KatharinainderWelt published a blog
Arrival in Nepal
July 24th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel
1. Eintrag. Juhu. Nach einem gar nicht mal so anstrengenden Flug (Die highlights waren superleckere Spinatcanelloni nach Doha und indische Stinkefuesse neben mir nach Kathmandou) bin ich gut in Nep ... [full story]


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At last the temple
Garden of Dreams, Kathmandu
251 Floating Candles On The Ganges
Shoes off!
nagarkot sunrise
The Monkey Temple
Chaos in the streets of Kathmandu.
Some volunteers and children at the HIV Clinic
'Testing the Waters' at the Monkey Temple
State of the art technology with a grass roof
A Beautiful Camping Spot
My Tattoo
My Intermmediate Class
Buddha and Sadhu
Prayer Wheel
Funeral Pyre Pahupatinath

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