1768 principalities unite to form the Kingdom of Nepal
Feudal system prevails
• Closed country until 1950s
People protest for democracy
• 1990 constitution
• 1996 Maoist insurgency begins
• 2001 Royal family massacre (10 family members die)
• 2002 Parliament dissolved
• February 2005 King�s coup with King assuming absolute power
Civil liberties withheld
• April 2006 People's Movement for democracy
King removed from power
Last elected Parliament restored
Peace fragile with the final outcome still undetermined
