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Popular struggles of nepal |
| Answer» \tThe movement in Nepal was aimed at restoring democracy.\tNepal, was one of the \'third wave\' countries that had won democracy in 1990.\tIt witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006.\tKing Birendra Accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy\tIn 2001, King Birendra was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family.\tThe new King of Nepal, King Gyanendra, was not prepared to accept democratic rule.\tKing Gyanendra took advantage of the weakness and unpopularity of the democratically elected government and in February 2005, he dismissed the then Prime Minister and dissolved the popularly elected Parliament.\tThe aim of the Movement of April 2006 was the regaining of popular control over the government from the King.\tThe Seven Party Alliance (SPA) formed by all the major political parties in the parliament, announced a four day strike in the country\'s capital, Kathmandu. | |