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Kathmandu Conquered
Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu and lays foundations for a unified kingdom -
Nepal Defeated
Nepalese expansion halted by defeat at hands of Chinese in Tibet. -
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Anglo-Nepalese War
Anglo-Nepalese War; culminates in a treaty which establishes Nepal's current boundaries. -
Nepal Falls
Nepal falls under the sway of hereditary chief ministers known as Ranas, who dominate the monarchy and cut off the country from the outside world. -
Treaty with Britain
Treaty with Britain affirms Nepal's sovereignty -
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Absolute Monarchy
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Mount Everest, known in Nepal as "Sagarmatha"
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepal's Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. -
Nepal Joins the UN
Nepal joins the United Nations.
King Tribhuwan dies, King Mahendra ascends to the throne. -
King Mahendra Seizes Control
King Mahendra seizes control and suspends parliament, constitution, and party politics after Nepali Congress Party (NCP) wins elections with B. P. Koirala as premier. -
New Constitution
A new constitution provides for a non-party system of councils known as "panchayat" under which king exercises sole power. First elections to Rastrya Panchayat held in 1963. -
King Mahendra dies
King Mahendra dies, succeeded by Birendra. -
Multi-party politics
A Constitutional referendum follows agitation for reform. The small majority favors keeping the existing panchayat system. King agrees to allow direct elections to national assembly - but on a non-party basis. -
Trade and Transit Dispute
Trade and transit dispute with India leads to border blockade by Delhi resulting in worsening economic situation. -
Street Protests = Deaths and Mass Arrests
Pro-democracy agitation co-ordinated by NCP and leftist groups. Street protests suppressed by security forces resulting in deaths and mass arrests. King Birendra eventually bows to pressure and agrees to a new democratic constitution. -
Democracy?
Nepali Congress Party wins first democratic elections. Girija Prasad Koirala becomes prime minister. -
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Political Instability
1994 - Koirala's government defeated. New elections lead to the formation of a Communist government. 1995 - Communist government dissolved. Maoist revolt drags on for more than a decade and kills thousands. The rebels want the monarchy to be abolished. 1997 - Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba loses, ushering in a period of increased political instability, with many changes of prime minister. 2000 - GP Koirala returns as prime minister, heading the 9th government in 10 years. -
Palace massacre
2001 1 June - Crown Prince Dipendra kills King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and several members of the royal family, before shooting himself. The king's brother, Gyanendra is crowned king. 2001 July - Maoist rebels step up a campaign of violence. Prime Minister GP Koirala quits over the violence; succeeded by Sher Bahadur Deuba. 2001 November - Maoists end four-month-old truce with government, peace talks...government failed. Launch coordinated attacks on army and police posts. -
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State of Emergency
2001 November - State of emergency declared after more than 100 people are killed in four days of violence. King Gyanendra orders army to crush the Maoists 2002 May - Parliament dissolved, elections called amid political confrontation overextending the state of emergency. Sher Bahadur Deuba heads the interim government, renews emergency. 2002 October - King Gyanendra dismisses Deuba and indefinitely puts off elections. 2003 January - Rebels, government declare ceasefire. -
End of Monarchy
2007 December - Parliament approves the abolition of monarchy as part of a peace deal with Maoists, who agree to rejoin the government. -
Peace Deal
2006 November - The government signs a peace deal with the Maoists - the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) - formally ending the decade-long insurgency. 2007 January - Maoist leaders enter parliament under the terms of a temporary constitution. -
Maoists join government
2007 April - Maoists join an interim government, a move that brings them into the political mainstream. 2007 September - Three bombs hit Kathmandu in the first attack in the capital since the end of the Maoist insurgency. Maoists quit the interim government, demanding the abolition of the monarchy. November's constituent assembly elections are postponed -
Earthquake
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Kathmandu and its surrounding areas killing more than 8,000 people, causing mass devastation and leaving millions homeless. -
Landmark Constitution
2015 September - Parliament passes a landmark constitution, which defines Nepal as a secular country, despite calls to delay voting after more than 40 people are killed in protests. 2015 October - K.P. Prasad becomes the first prime minister to be elected under the new constitution. -
Maoist Party
2016 July - Maoist party pulls out of the governing coalition. Prime Minister K.P. Oli resigns ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament. 2016 August - Parliament elects former communist rebel leader and Maoist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda as prime minister for the second time -
Modern Day Nepal
2017 April - Three former soldiers are convicted over the murder of a 15-year-old girl during the civil war, the first time serving or former members of the army have been found guilty of crimes linked to the conflict. China and Nepal hold their first-ever joint military exercise. 2017 June - Pushpa Kamal Dahal replaced as prime minister by the Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba under a rotation agreement reached the previous April and set to last until elections in February 2018. -
More Turmoil
Floods and landslides kill more than 100 people in Nepal. More than 100 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced after torrential monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides across Nepal and parts of South Asia. -
New Political Map
Civil society members on Sunday unveiled a new political map of Nepal comprising Limpiadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani in a bid to exert pressure on the government to issue a fresh political map placing these territories inside Nepali borders
