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Republic Day (Nepali: गणतन्त्र दिवस) is a national holiday in Nepal. It commemorates the date on which the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal took place on 28 May 2008, which ended the 240-year reign of the Shah kings and declared Nepal a republic .
The first documented tribes in Nepal are the Kirat people is the record of Kirat Kings from Kirata Kingdom from 800 BC, which shows Kirats were recorded in Nepal last 2000 to 2500 years, with an extensive dominion, possibly reaching at one time to the delta of the Ganges. [8]
Democracy day of Nepal. March 1: Fagu Purnima: Religious: Also known as Holi, the festival of colors. In Terai region of Nepal, this festival is celebrated on the next day. March 8: Nari Diwas: Non-Religious: International Women's Day is celebrated on this day in Nepal. April 14: Vaisakhi: Non-Religious: First day of Bikram Sambat calendar ...
Independence Day: 7 August: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July. [15] Jamaica: Independence Day: 6 August: 1962 United Kingdom: Independence of Jamaica. Japan: National Foundation Day: 11 February: 660 BCE Jordan: Independence Day: 25 May: 1946 United Kingdom Emirate of Transjordan Mandate for Palestine
Nepal Day is a proud moment for us.” ... The day coincides with the Nepali New Year, which just celebrated the year 2081 on April 13, due to their calendar being 57 years ahead of the Georgian ...
Year Event ~600 BCE: King Yalamber establishes his first Kirat kingdom in Kathmandu (present-day Nepal) defeating Bhuwan Singh, the third and last king of the Ahir Dynasty. Kirat Kingdom originally came from beyond the Dudh Koshi river. [1] [2] 563 BCE Gautama Buddha is born in Kapilvastu in 563 BCE (died in 483 BCE) in Lumbini (present-day ...
Madhav Kumar Nepal of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) becomes the prime minister with the support from 22 of the 25 parties. [54] 20 March 2010 7 Chaitra 2066 Former prime minister and NCP leader Girija Prasad Koirala dies. [55] 28 May 2010 14 Jestha 2067 The constituent assembly's deadline to promulgate a new constitution is extended by a ...
Nepal has made significant progress in poverty reduction bringing the population below the international poverty line (US$1.90 per person per day) from 15% in 2010 to just 9.3% in 2018, although vulnerability remains extremely high, with almost 32% of the population living on between US$1.90 and US$3.20 per person per day. [203]