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King's palace becomes museum  New government has converted the opulent palace into a museum and unfurled the national flag as a symbolic move to signify the end of monarchy Former king to leave palace Map of Kathmandu Nepal

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Jun. 15   Nepal
Jun. 10   Nepal
  Former king Gyanendra has spent his last night in the compound which has been home to the royal family for more than 100 years

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May.28   Nepal
  Newly elected leadership changed the country to a republic, a historic move that ended about 240 years of autocratic rule
 The Maoists were committed to ousting King Gyanendra. A constituent assembly meeting in Kathmandu, overwhelmingly voted to abolish royal rule. People celebrated wildly in the streets after news of the assembly vote

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Mar.24   Bhutan Royalists sweep landmark vote  Voters in the secluded Himalayan kingdom became the world's newest democracy when the nation ended more than 100 years of royal rule

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Feb.29   Afghanistan Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
  23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
Feb.28   Afghanistan Army considers Harry deployment   Army heads are to decide whether the Prince can continue his deployment in Afghanistan after news broke of him on the front line against the Taliban

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Dec.23   Nepal Government agrees to abolish monarchy
  The leaders of the main political parties and The government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolished
Report: King pardons rape victim Jul.22   Kabul Former king Zahir Shah dies  Zahir Shah has died at the age of 92 following a long illness. He was deposed in 1973 and went into exile, but returned in 2002

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May.18   Nepal King stripped of most powers  The parliament that Gyanendra recently reinstated, is leaving the king a ceremonial monarch Apr.21   Nepal King gives up absolute power  King Gyanendra has vowed to return power to the people after weeks of massive protests and international pressure Feb.12   Nepal 'Exile or trial' for king  Top Maoist rebel leader has said the only future he can envisage for Gyanendra is exile or trial Emir dead

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Feb.18   Nepal King backs coup on Democracy Day  King Gyanendra is saying on the Democracy Day that there had been growing disillusionment with the system Feb.1   Nepal   King declares emergency  Phone lines have been cut and the press is being censored. The king says the cabinet has failed to bring peace Jan.31   Nepal   King sacked government  King Gyanendra has announced on state TV that he has sacked the government led by Deuba

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Oct.5   Nepal   King ousts government  King Gyanendra to take control of government after firing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Apr.17   Kabul Kabul joy as ex-king returns  87-year-old Zahir Shah has returned from Italy accompanied by Karzai amid tight security after almost 30 years of exile Poignant farewell to Queen Mother

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Nov.18   Afghanistan Northern Alliance willing to meet king  Alliance is willing to meet with deposed king in Europe to assemble a new government Oct.1   Afghanistan King, N. Alliance Reach Agreement  Mohammad Zahir Shah and the opposition agreed to oust Taleban and to form a supreme council of Afghan leaders Sep.29   Kabul Afghan opposition backs former king  Mohammed Zahir Shah is holding talks in Rome with Northern Alliance to plan a new government Jun.14   Nepal Inquiry blames prince  Officials confirmed that most of royal family had been gunned down by Crown Prince Dipendra. Capital Katmandu is calm Jun.9   Nepal Nepal silences royal witnesses  Officials want witnesses to speak only to the investigators. One family member could be reprimanded Jun.3   Nepal Second prince takes throne  Gyanendra was crowned king after the death of his brother, who lay in a hospital on life support Jun.1   Nepal Crown prince kills royal family
  30-year-old Prince Dipendra opened fire killing 9, including King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya




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