2012 in Nepal

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 split in Nepalese communist parties</span>

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This is a chronological timeline of events that are centered around the politics of Nepal after its unification by Prithvi Narayan Shah.

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal floods: Thirteen dead near Annapurna". 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Plane carrying 21 crashes in Nepal". 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "India Bachchan co-star Taruni dies in Nepal plane crash". 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Highest altitude concert on land". Guinness World Records . Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nepal left without constitution, Assembly". 28 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Yamaha 'Racemandu'". The Himalayan Times. 8 May 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Justice Rana Bahadur Bam's murderers get life in prison". The Himalayan Times. APCA Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Delisting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)". 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.


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