Answer:
Nepal
witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006. It was aimed at
restoring democracy.
The movement started as King Gyanendra, in February 2005, dismissed the
then Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba of Nepali Congress (Democratic) and dissolved
the popularly elected Parliament.
The movement of April 2006, was aimed at capturing the
control over the government from the king. All the major political parties in
the Parliament formed a Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and called for a four-days strike
in Kathmandu.
The protest soon became an indefinite strike in which Maoist
and various other organisations joined.
People defied curfew and took to the streets.
The number of protesters reached between 3 to 5 lakh on
21st April, 2006 and the protesters served an ultimatum to the king.
The king was forced to admit their demands. Girija Prasad
Koirala became the new Prime Minister of the interim government.
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