Transition to democracy in Nepal: Negotiations behind constitution making, 1990

Democracy in Nepal first attained in 1951 through an armed revolution against the autocratic Rana regime, was short-lived. By a coup d'etat in 1960, the late King Mahendra dismantled the parliamentary democracy and introduced the partyless Panchayat system. After 30 years of the Panchayat Raj, the movement for the restoration of democracy was launched jointly by the Nepali Congress (NC) and United Left Front (ULF) in February-April 1990. The mass movement terminated successfully in its objective to restore the multiparty system. The lifting of the ban on political parties on April 8, 1990..