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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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Nepal Boarder and Buddha
8 days ago: Dee and Holly published a blog
Nepal Boarder and Buddha
November 11th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
We got a night train from Varanasi to Gorakpur (north India, on our way to the boader with Nepal). The people in Varanasi train station must have know we were to be leaving India because they pulled o ... 13 photos [full story]

Hindu festival and Buddhas in Lumbini
34 days ago: lmh published a blog
Hindu festival and Buddhas in Lumbini
September 29th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
We left Tansen by hire taxi for the three hour trip to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, and a tiny town close to the Indian Nepal border. The trip was stunning - traveling along the edge of some ve ... 31 photos [full story]

My first rickshaw ride in Lumbini
October 9th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
Leaving Chitwan for Lumbini mid-morning we drove to the main highway, which for the first time in Nepal is a decent road. There is a wide lane in each direction, a shoulder for broken down trucks ... 9 photos [full story]

A day at Padariya Bazzar - Lumbini
119 days ago: Chip and Dale published a blog
A day at Padariya Bazzar - Lumbini
September 5th 2008  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
This is a famous local bazzar in Lumbini a lot of local producers flock in an area between a little stream and fields of rice with their livestocks and all sort of products. The most of them are sneak ... 15 photos [full story]

The Garden with many Buddhist temples - Lumbini
September 4th 2008  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
Next morning I woke up feeling fresh and awaken. The whole area was dead quiet but the smoke from the tea shop has begun to beat the chilly morning. I slowly walked towards the tea shop and found a lo ... 20 photos [full story]

Lumbini - Birth place of the Buddha
147 days ago: Chip and Dale published a blog
Lumbini - Birth place of the Buddha
June 8th 2009  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
DAY TWO & DAY THREE Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Kapilavastu district of Nepal, near the Indian border. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi is said to have given birth to Siddharth ... 19 photos [full story]

Escape From Rebels Under a Cloud of Smog
May 31st 2009  Asia » Nepal » Lumbini
A knock on the door awoke us around midnight. Myself and my roommate both being slightly anxious about opening a door to some random knocker in the middle of the night, hid behind the toilet door for ... 7 photos [full story]


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