Posted by: presidentofnepal2035 January 17, 2005
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Let?s have a look on chronology of key political events on Nepal. Please share your Fears or hope for year 2005. ?????????????????????????????????????????. 1990 Panchayat system is dissolved; interim government made up of various parties and king's representatives formed; new constitution promulgated. 1991 Elections to Parliament held; Nepali Congress wins a narrow majority; G.P. Koirala becomes prime minister. President of Nepali Congress and interim prime minister 1992 ?. 1993 Madan Bhandari killed in a mysterious car crash. Violent demonstrations by communists to overthrow Koirala's government; devastating floods kill hundreds. 1994 Prime Minister Koirala resigns and calls for new elections after losing a parliamentary vote due to the abstention of 36 members of his own party. New elections in November results in a hung parliament; CPN-UML, which emerged as the single largest party, formes a minority government. 1995 The minority goverment of CPN-UML loses power in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence. A coalition government of Nepali Congress, RPP and Sadhvabana is formed. 1996 The leaders of the Maoist United People's Front began a violent insurgency, waged through killings, torture, bombings, kidnappings, extortion, and intimidation against civilians, police, and public officials. 1997 The NC-RPP coalition government loses power resulting in a UML-RPP coalition. This government itself loses power six months later to another NC-RPP coalition. 1998 The third general elections after restoration of democracy results in Nepali Congress coming back to power with an absolute majority in the House. Visit Nepal 1998. 1999 8th SAF99 held in Kathmandu. Seven Nepali Gurkhas killed in Kargil conflict. Lufthansa plane crashes in Kathmandu 2000 ?. 2001 Crown Prince Dipendra is officially reported to have shot and killed his father, King Birendra; his mother, Queen Aishwarya; his brother; his sister, his father's younger brother, Prince Dhirendra; and several aunts, before turning the gun on himself. Prime Minister Deuba announced a cease-fire, which the Maoists pledged to observe, as part of a government effort to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict. State of emergency declared after more than 100 people are killed in four days of violence. King Gyanendra orders army to crush the Maoist rebels. 2002 The Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal, freezes accounts of suspected Maoists. Supreme Court upholds Prime Minister Deuba's decision to suspend parliament, legitimizing his rule by decree until new parliamentary elections are held. king Gyanendra sacked Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, accusing the cabinet of incompetence 2003 Ceasefire between government and Maoist forces. two rounds of talks between the two sides. Political parties campaign for a return to parliamentarism (?democracy?).The king sacks the Chand government (which he himself had installed) and appoints a new government headed by Thapa. The cease fire and negotiations break down, and hostilities are resumed with renewed vigour. 2004 Nepal joins the World Trade Organisation. King Gyanendra reappoints Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister. Twelve Nepalese hostages in Iraq are murdered by their captors, sparking violent protests in Kathmandu. Maoist rebels stage week-long blockade of capital. 2005 Opposition strike closes Kathmandu over fuel price hike. The number of killings is soaring up. So far; almost 12,000 people have lost their lives in bloody civil war. WHAT NEXT?????
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