2005 Nepal coup d'état

2005 Nepal coup d'état
	Part of Nepalese Civil War
Date	1 February 2005
Location	Kathmandu, Nepal
Result	Royal coup d'état successful Parliament of Nepal dismissed;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Nepal	Parliament of Nepal
Commanders and leaders
Gyanendra	Sher Bahadur Deuba

The 2005 Nepal coup d'état occurred on 1 February when King Gyanendra declared a state of emergency and dissolved the parliament of Nepal.^[1]^[2]^[3] The members of parliament were put under house arrest, "key constitutional rights were suspended, soldiers enforced complete censorship, and communications were cut".^[4]^[5]

The coup was condemned by India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.^[4]

The king's rule lasted for over a year, until 24 April 2006, when the king agreed to give up absolute power and to reinstate the dissolved House of Representatives, following the Loktantra Andolan movement.^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ Ramesh, Randeep (2 February 2005). "King of Nepal seizes power". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "The Coup in Nepal". The New York Times. 19 February 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Nepal's king declares emergency". 1 February 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nepal's Royal Coup: Making a Bad Situation Worse". Crisis Group. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Nepal: Time for King to Relinquish Power". Human Rights Watch. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ Sengupta, Somini (25 April 2006). "In a Retreat, Nepal's King Says He Will Reinstate Parliament". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
^ "Full text: King Gyanendra's speech". BBC. 24 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

2005 Nepal coup d'état

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