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Nepal Abolishes Monarchy
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| Nepal has ordered its monarch, long revered by Hindu Nepalese as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, to vacate his palace.
The country has voted to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, removing King Gyanendra’s image from bank notes and references to the king from the national anthem and the army.
The monarchy lost its allure to Nepalese in 2001 after a palace massacre in which King Birendra and eight other royals were murdered by then Crown Prince Dipendra, who then killed himself. The palace is to proposed to be converted into a museum |
