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Facts
on Nepal's Civil War
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Nepal's
Civil War
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January
2007
| Nepal's
new source of unrest |
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Maoist
rebels register themselves under watch of UN officials
The
government has asked Maoists to talk to the southern insurgents
Nepal's
10-year civil war appears to be over, with Maoist rebels locking up their
weapons and preparing to join the government.
But
with peace on the horizon, a new source of instability has emerged in the
south among those who say they have been overlooked.
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2007
Maoist
people's government dissolved |
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The
leader of Nepal's Maoists has formally announced that the parallel government
set up by the rebels during their insurgency has been dissolved.
The
declaration was made by the Maoist leader, Prachanda.
The
move comes after Maoists joined other parties in parliament, with elections
due to be held in June.
"As
per the agreement reached with the government, our party declares that
the people's governments and people's courts run by our party in the past
have been dissolved from today," Prachanda said.
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2007
Nepalese
Maoists enter parliament |
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The
rebels are joining mainstream politics for the first time. Maoist rebels
have taken their seats in a new interim parliament in Nepal under a historic
deal ending 10 years of war.
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rebel leaders watched from the public gallery as 83 Maoist MPs took the
oath in the 330-seat assembly.
Earlier,
the house unanimously backed a new interim constitution, paving the way
for the rebels to enter parliament.
The
historic move is one of a series of measures to bring the rebels into the
fold after last year's peace deal. The 10-year insurgency cost 13,000 lives.
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2007
Peace
deal ends Nepal's civil war |
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With
just a few days remaining before the CPN-Maoist join the interim government,
the party made its foreign policy public.
In
a press conference organised in the capital the CPN-Maoist stated that
it would establish friendly relations with all countries based on the principles
of Panchasheel as per international norms.
The
Panchasheel or five principles of peaceful coexistence are mutual respect
for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression,
mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs, Equality and
mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.
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