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Notes de l'Ifri Asie Visions

The Fall of a Hindu Monarchy: Maoists in Power in Nepal Asie.Visions 12, January 2009

The Fall of a Hindu Monarchy: Maoists in Power in Nepal

On April 11, 2008, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), or CPN(M), became the first democratically elected Maoist party in world history, and has been recognized as such by the international community. Its election marked the end of a 240-year-old monarchy.

The Fall of a Hindu Monarchy: Maoists in Power in Nepal