Knowra Nepalese Civil War Nepalese Civil War An armed conflict in Nepal from 1996 to 2006 between the government and Maoist rebels. Its peace process led to the monarchy’s abolition and the creation of a republic.
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) : A Nepalese communist party that launched an armed insurgency in 1996 and later joined electoral politics. It organized the rebellion and negotiated the settlement that ended the war.
People's Liberation Army (Nepal) : The armed force established by Nepal’s Maoists to fight the government during the insurgency. Its fighters were later confined to cantonments under the peace settlement.
2006 Nepalese democracy movement : A mass movement that forced King Gyanendra to restore parliament in April 2006. The movement weakened royal power and opened the way for the peace agreement.
1990 Nepalese revolution : A popular movement that ended Nepal’s partyless Panchayat system and restored multiparty democracy in 1990. Unlike the later insurgency, it achieved political change through mass protest rather than a decade of armed conflict.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal : A Nepalese Maoist politician, commonly known as Prachanda, who led the insurgency and later became prime minister. As the Maoist commander and negotiator, he shaped the conflict’s course and peace process.
Royal Nepalese Army : Nepal’s national army during the monarchy, deployed against the Maoist insurgency from 2001. Its mobilization transformed the conflict from a police-led campaign into a full-scale war.
Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 : Nepal’s temporary constitution, promulgated in 2007 to guide the transition toward a new political order. It formalized the transition and provided for an elected constituent assembly.
Nepalese monarchy : The hereditary institution that ruled Nepal until the Constituent Assembly abolished it in 2008. The monarchy was both the state’s central authority and the institution ultimately displaced by the conflict’s aftermath.
People's War (Nepal) : The Maoist insurgency in Nepal, named by its organizers as a revolutionary war against the state. The rebels framed their armed campaign as a path to overthrowing Nepal’s monarchy and social order.
Royal massacre of Nepal : The 2001 killing of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, and several royal family members in Kathmandu. The massacre destabilized the monarchy during a critical stage of the insurgency.
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