1960 Nepal coup d'état explained

Conflict:1960 Nepal coup d'état
Date:15 December 1960
Place:Kathmandu, Nepal
Result:Royal coup d'état successful
  • Parliament of Nepal dismissed
Combatant2:Parliament of Nepal
Commander1: Mahendra
Commander2:B.P. Koirala

1960 Nepal coup d'état was a coup d'état led by King Mahendra on 15 December 1960.[1] [2] The same day, he dismissed the cabinet of B.P. Koirala and imprisoned Koirala.[3] On 13 April 1961, Mahendra made a televised appearance, in which he introduced Panchayat, a partyless political system.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dixit. Kunda. 11 December 2020. ‘Putsch Ek’. live. 6 May 2021. en-US. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506155813/https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/putsch-ek/.
  2. Web site: A worried monarch. live. 6 May 2021. The Record. English. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506160506/https://www.recordnepal.com/a-worried-monarch.
  3. News: 22 July 1982. B.P. Koirala, Former Prime Minister of Nepal. en-US. The New York Times. 6 May 2021. 0362-4331. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506162138/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/22/obituaries/bp-koirala-former-prime-minister-of-nepal.html. live.
  4. Web site: Thapa. Hari Bahadur. 6 September 2019. Ambitious and guileful Mahendra. live. 6 May 2021. The Annapurna Express. en. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506162358/https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/ambitious-and-guileful-mahendra-1877.

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