1960 Nepal coup d'état

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1960 Nepal coup d'état
Date15 December 1960
Location
Result

Royal coup d'état successful

  • Parliament of Nepal dismissed
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Nepal Parliament of Nepal
Commanders and leaders
Mahendra B.P. Koirala
B.P. Koirala (left) taking oath as Prime Minister of Nepal

1960 Nepal coup d'état was a coup d'état led by King Mahendra on 15 December 1960.[1][2] The same day, he dismissed the cabinet of B.P. Koirala and imprisoned Koirala.[3] On 13 April 1961, Mahendra made a televised appearance, in which he introduced Panchayat, a partyless political system.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dixit, Kunda (11 December 2020). "'Putsch Ek'". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "A worried monarch". The Record. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "B.P. Koirala, Former Prime Minister of Nepal". The New York Times. 22 July 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Thapa, Hari Bahadur (6 September 2019). "Ambitious and guileful Mahendra". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.