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Kathmandu Part 2

December 7th 2009
Our grand plans for our third day in Kathmandu were slightly interrupted by a nationwide strike ordered by the Maoists as protest against the governments ‘excessive use of force’. Basically there were about 15,000 people squatting illegally in a forest so the government sent the police in to clear them out. Only the squatters didn’t like this so much so they grabbed their knives and sticks ... read more
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Nepalese Flag 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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