1910-1950 History of Nepal since 1990





Nepal 1950-1990



In 1947 India gained her independence from Britain, and became a parliamentary democracy. A NEPALESE CONGRESS PARTY was founded; a 1950 revolt caused constitutional change : a CABINET was introduce, with whom the Prime Minister (of the Rana family) had to share power. In 1959, CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY was introduced, a constitution promulgated, a parliament introduced. A LAND REFORM was implemented (1962), steps undertaken to abolish legal discrimination based on the caste system. In 1951 the country was opened for foreign visitors.
In consequence of the Chinese invasion of Tibet, Tibetan refugees fled to Nepal. A 1956 treaty with China formally ended the payment of tribute by Tibet; all Nepalese troops left Tibet by the following year. In 1961, the border to China was fixed by treaty.
In the 1960s, Nepal, especially Kathmandu, attracted many western tourists, notably Hippies.
In the 1980s ethnic Nepalese refugees whose ancestors had migrated to Bhutan arrived, expelled from that country.
Relations to India were uneasy; the closure of the border by India in 1989 effectively placed Nepal under an economic blockade.

The population rose from 8,182,000 in 1950 to 9,327,000 in 1960, to 11,416,000 in 1970, to 14,630,000 in 1980, to 18,110,000 in 1990 - more than double the figure of 1950.
The Nepal National Olympic Committee was formed in 1962, and recognized by IOC in 1963.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Articles National Olympic Committee, from Wikipedia
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Nepal
The Shah Period (1769 to date) from History of Nepal from Windows on Nepal
History of Nepal, from infoplease
DOCUMENTS Nepal : historical demographical data of the whole country, from Population Statistics
REFERENCE Article : Nepal, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1951 p.494, 1952 pp.497-498, 1953 p.498, 1954 p.499, 1955 p.545, 1956 p.482, 1957 p.544, 1958 p.482, 1959 pp.479-480, 1960 p.474, 1961 pp.479-480, 1962 p.477, 1963 pp.594-595, 1964 pp.605-606, 1965 p.582, 1966 pp.570-571, 1967 p.576, 1968 pp.573-574, 1969 p.554, 1970 p.565, 1971 p.547, 1972 p.509, 1973 p.499, 1974 pp.503-504, 1975 p.513, 1976 p.540, 1977 pp.541-542, 1978 p.567, 1979 pp.557-558, 1980 pp.555-556, 1981 pp.557-558, 1982 p.560, 1983 pp.550-551, 1984 pp.551-552, 1985 pp.511-512, 745, 1986 pp.506, 743, 1987 pp.475-476, 712, 1988 pp.433, 664, 1989 pp.433, 664, 1990 pp.450, 680 [G]
Article : Nepal, in : The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-1971 pp.1163-1165, 1975-1976 pp.1163-1165, 1976-1977 pp.1165-1168, 1978-1979 pp.867-868, 1979-1980 pp.873-876, 1980-1981 pp.878-881, 1981-1982 pp.883-886, 1983-1984 pp.875-878, 1984-1985 pp.875-878, 1985-1986 pp.876-879, 1986-1987 pp.876-879, 1987-1988 pp.880-883, 1988-1989 pp.882-885, 1989-1990 pp.894-897, 1990-1991 pp.896-898 [G]
Article : Nepal, in : The World in Figures 1st ed. 1976 pp.189-190, 2nd ed. 1978 pp.189-190, 4th ed. 1984 pp.189-190 [G]
Article : Nepal, in : Americana Annual 1957 p.552, 1961 pp.518-519, 1962 pp.527-528, 1963 pp.470-471, 1964 pp.466-467, 1965 p.508, 1967 p.483, 1968 p.482, 1969 p.488, 1970 p.492, 1971 p.491, 1972 p.490, 1973 p.461, 1976 p.407 [G]
Article : Nepal, in : Yearbook on International Communist Affairs, 1976 pp.350-352 (Barbara Reid), 1980 pp.285-287 (B.R.) [G]



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