Nepal Celebrates 19 Years of Federal Democratic Republic

Kathmandu. Nineteen years have passed since the establishment of Federal Democratic Republic in Nepal. Based on the day the republic was declared in 2065 BS, Republic Day has been celebrated every year on Jestha 15th since then. This day is remembered as a historic occasion when monarchy ended and a new Nepal was shaped.

The historic 19-day People's Movement of 2062/63, with the participation of seven major political parties and the rebel Maoists, forced the monarchy to its knees. Not only was the then King Gyanendra Shah forced to kneel before the People's Movement, but he also agreed to reinstate the dissolved House of Representatives and was ready to move forward according to the wishes of the political parties and the people. On Jestha 15, 2065 BS, the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly declared the end of the absolute monarchy of 240 years and proclaimed the Federal Democratic Republic.