Monarchy, Shah & Rana eras

Prithvi Narayan Shah Unifies Nepal — Birth of a Nation

Kot Massacre — Jung Bahadur Rana Seizes Power

Jung Bahadur Rana Visits Europe — First Nepali PM to Meet Western Leaders

Nepal-Tibet Treaty of 1856 — Annual Tribute After Nepal-Tibet War

Government of Nepal Act 1948 — Nepal's First Written Constitution

Interim Government of Nepal Act 1951 — End of Rana Rule, Multiparty Government

End of Rana Rule — King Tribhuvan Returns from Exile in India

Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1959 — Full Multiparty Democracy, Dismissed After 18 Months

King Mahendra's Royal Coup — PM B.P. Koirala Arrested, Democracy Suspended

Constitution of Nepal 1962 — Panchayat System, No Parties, King Supreme

King Birendra Ascends the Throne — A New Generation in Power

National Referendum on Panchayat vs. Multiparty — Panchayat Wins Narrowly

Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990 — Multiparty Democracy Restored After Jana Andolan I

Jana Andolan I — People's Movement Topples Panchayat, Restores Democracy

Royal Palace Massacre — King Birendra and Family Killed

Jana Andolan II — King Gyanendra Forced to Restore Parliament

Nepal Declared Federal Democratic Republic — End of 240-Year Monarchy

Balen Shah Elected Kathmandu Mayor as Independent — Anti-Establishment Shock

Balen Shah Becomes Prime Minister — RSP's Historic Outright Majority