Maoist protest, Kathmandu, Nepal

These were a group of Maoist protesters chanting and running through the streets with torches near my hotel. The protest was peaceful. The Maosists were protesting because the Masoist Prime Minister Prachanda had just resigned when the president had blocked his decision to remove the head of the Nepali army. A new prime minister from the Marxist-Leninist Communist party was recently chosen as part of a new unity government.

Preparations

May 7th 2009
I checked into the Hotel Encounter Nepal in the Thamel tourist district when I arrived in Kathmandu. Not having made a reservation in advance and arriving late at night, I took the first decent offer for a taxi ride and hotel that came my way, figuring that I could always change hotels the next day. After a decent night sleep, I awoke to the noise of the city and took stock of where I had landed ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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 in... ... read more

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