Armed conflict

Nepal: Government

1996 – 2006 · 28.00° N, 83.83° E

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When
1996 – 2006
Kind
Armed conflict
Deaths
9,915
Coordinates
28.00° N, 83.83° E
Incompatibility
government
Type of conflict
intrastate
Region
Asia
Location
Nepal
Side a
Government of Nepal
Side b
CPN-M

Placed at the middle of its 3,701 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).

Nepalese Civil War

Maoist insurgency in Nepal (1996–2006)

The Nepalese Civil War (1996–2006) was a protracted and countrywide armed conflict in the then Kingdom of Nepal between the Kingdom's rulers and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), with the latter making significant use of guerrilla warfare. It began on 13 February 1996, when the CPN(M) initiated an insurgency with the stated purpose of overthrowing the Nepali monarchy and establishing a people's republic.

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