What the records say
- When
- 2006
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 28.00° N, 84.00° E
- Description
- movement against the direct rule of King Gyanendra
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
2006 Nepalese revolution
Political anti-monarchy movement
The 2006 Nepal revolution, also known as the Democracy Movement, was a political movement in Nepal opposed to the authoritarian, absolutist form of monarchy adopted by King Gyanendra of Nepal. The movement was the second protest against the monarchy, following the first revolution.
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- Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “April 2006 Nepalese general strike: Thousands of people have taken part in pro-democracy marches in towns and cities across Nepal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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