1951 – 1990 CE
लोकतन्त्र र पञ्चायत
Democracy & Panchayat
तीन वर्षको आशा, तीस वर्षको मौनता
The 1951 revolution delivered democracy — and its first elected prime minister, B.P. Koirala, lasted barely eighteen months before King Mahendra's 1960 coup began thirty years of partyless Panchayat rule, referendum, and rising dissent.
First election, 1959 — NC winsMahendra's coup, 15 Dec 1960Panchayat: 1960–19901980 referendum
2 Chronicles in this era
1951 – 1960 CEपहिलो प्रजातन्त्र — १९५१ देखि १९६०
First Democracy: The Experiment of 1951–1960
Ten turbulent years: six cabinets, a dead king, a postponed election — and then, in 1959, Nepal's first elected parliament and its first elected prime minister, B.P. Koirala. It lasted eighteen months.
1960 – 1990 CEपञ्चायती व्यवस्था
The Panchayat Years
Thirty years of partyless rule: one language, one dress, one king's veto — and underneath it, the highways, tourism and schools that quietly built the Nepal of the People's Movement.
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