Timeline of Nepalese politics

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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.

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After unification: 1769–1846

Date in A.D.Date in B.S.Event
17691826 Kathmandu is declared the capital of Nepal with Prithvi Narayan Shah as the ruler of the unified country.
17751831 Prithvi Narayan Shah dies; his son Pratap Singh Shah is crowned king. [1]
17771834 Pratap Singh Shah dies; Rana Bahadur Shah is crowned king. [1]
17991855 Rana Bahadur Shah abdicates the throne; Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah is crowned king. [2]
18061862–1863
18161873 Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah dies; Rajendra Bikram Shah is crowned king. [1] [2]
18391896 Bhimsen Thapa commits suicide due to the news of his wife forced to roam around the city naked are circulated by his enemies.
18461902 Kot massacre results in the killing of more than 40 members of the palace and starts the autocratic Rana dynasty in Nepal with Jung Bahadur Rana as its

first prime minister. [4]

Rana regime: 1846–1951

Date in A.D.Date in B.S.Event
18461903 1846 Bhandarkhal massacre occurs led by Jung Bahadur Rana. [4]
18471904 King Rajendra is forced by Jung Bahadur Rana to abdicate the throne in favor of his son and heir Surendra Bikram Shah. [4]
18541910 Jung Bahadur Rana introduces the Muluki Ain. [5]
18771933Prime minister Jung Bahadur Rana dies; Ranodip Singh Kunwar becomes the prime minister. [6]
18811937 Rajendra Bikram Shah dies at the age of 67; King Surendra also dies at the age of 51 making Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah the king. [1]
18851941Prime minister Ranodip Singh Kunwar is assassinated by his nephews; Bir Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [1]
5 March 190123 Falgun 1957Prime minister Bir Shumsher dies; Dev Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [1]
27 June 190114 Ashad 1958Prime minister Dev Shumsher is deposed by his relatives; Chandra Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [1]
11 December 191126 Mangshir 1968 King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah dies; Tribhuvan is crowned king. [1]
26 November 192911 Mangshir 1986Prime minister Chandra Shumsher dies; Bhim Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [1] [7]
1 September 193217 Bhadra 1989Prime minister Bhim Shumsher dies; Juddha Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [8] [7]
2 June 193620 Jestha 1993Nepal's first political party, Nepal Praja Parishad is founded (led by Tanka Prasad Acharya). [9]
29 November 194514 Mangshir 2002 Padma Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [8] [7]
25 January 194612 Magh 2002 Nepali National Congress is formed (led by BP Koirala, Matrika Prasad Koirala, Ganesh Man Singh, etc.). [10]
30 April 194818 Baisakh 2005 Mohan Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [7]
4 August 194820 Shrawan 2005 Nepal Democratic Congress is formed (led by Subarna Shamsher Rana, Surya Prasad Upadhyaya, etc). [10]
9 April 19506 Chaitra 2006 Nepali National Congress and Nepal Democratic Congress merge forming the Nepali Congress. [11]
7 November 195022 Kartik 2007 King Tribhuvan goes into exile; Gyanendra is crowned king in the absence of Tribhuvan of Nepal. [1] [12]
7 January 195123 Poush 2007 Tribhuvan returns from exile and reclaims the title of King putting an end to the autocratic Rana dynasty. [1] [13]

Transitional phase: 1951–1960

Date in A.D.Date in B.S.Event
16 November 19511 Mangshir 2008 Matrika Prasad Koirala becomes the first commoner to be elected a prime minister. [14]
20 November 19525 Mangshir 2009Former prime minister Juddha Shumsher dies. [8]
14 March 19551 Chaitra 2011 King Tribhuvan dies; Mahendra is crowned king. [1]
27 May 195913 Jestha 2016 BP Koirala becomes the first democratically elected prime minister. [14]
15 December 19601 Poush 2017 King Mahendra leads a coup d'état dismissing the cabinet of B.P. Koirala and introduces the Panchayat, a partyless political system. [15] [16]

Panchayat system: 1960–1990

Date in A.D.Date in B.S.Event
31 January 197217 Magh 2028 King Mahendra dies; Birendra is crowned king. [1]
26 December 197811 Poush 2035 CPN (Marxist–Leninist) forms which includes leaders like Madan Bhandari, KP Sharma Oli, Madhav Kumar Nepal, etc.
2 May 198020 Baisakh 2037In the 1980 Nepalese governmental system referendum, the people vote in favor of the Panchayat system against a multi-party system. The Panchayat

system receives a total of 2.4 million votes, while the multi-party system receives 2 million votes. [17] [18] [19]

9 May 198127 Baisakh 2038The first general election is held to elect the members of the Rastriya Panchayat. Since political parties were banned at the time, the main parties

(Nepali Congress, and other communist parties) boycotted the election [20] [17]

21 July 19826 Shrawan 2039 Nepali Congress leader BP Koirala dies. [18] An estimated half a million people attend his funeral.
12 May 198629 Baisakh 2043 Second general election is held to elect the members of the Rastriya Panchayat.
19872043 CPN (Marxist) forms through the merger of the CPN (Manmohan) led by Man Mohan Adhikari and the CPN (Pushpa Lal) led by

Sahana Pradhan. [21]

19902046An alliance of communist parties called United Left Front is formed to protest against the absolute monarchy and the Panchayat system.
18 February 19907 Falgun 2046 1990 Nepalese revolution commences. Almost all of the political parties cooperate with each other in this revolution. [22]
8 April 199026 Chaitra 2046 King Birendra lifts the ban on political parties. [17]
10 September 199025 Bhadra 2047Independent Constitution Recommendation Commission, which was appointed by King Birendra to represent the opposition faction, presents

him with a draft of the proposed constitution. [23]

9 November 199023 Kartik 2047 The interim cabinet of Krishna Prasad Bhattarai approves the draft constitution. King Birendra promulgates the new constitution transforming Nepal

into a constitutional monarchy. [23]

Constitutional monarchy: 1990–2008

Date in A.D.Date in B.S.Event
6 January 199122 Poush 2047Two constituents of the United Left Front, CPN (Marxist) and CPN (Marxist–Leninist) merge on 6 January 1991 to form the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

rendering the ULF inactive. [24]

12 May 199129 Baisakh 2048 First multi-party election is held. Nepali Congress wins a majority of 110 seats although the interim prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai

loses by a narrow margin. The communist parties gather a total of 82 seats. [25]

29 May 199115 Jestha 2048 Girija Prasad Koirala becomes the prime minister.
6 May 199324 Baisakh 2050 Madan Bhandari dies in an accident at Dasdhunga, Chitwan. [26] An investigation led by KP Oli deemed it to be an unsolved mystery. [27]
11 July 199427 Ashad 2051Division within the Nepali Congress results in Girija Prasad Koirala losing the support of 36 congress members in a parliamentary vote. He resigns and

King Birendra dismisses the cabinet announcing a new election. [28] [29]

15 November 199429 Kartik 2051 Second multi-party election is held. CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) led by Man Mohan Adhikari wins the election with 88 votes. Nepali Congress led

by Girija Prasad Koirala wins 83 votes. Rastriya Prajatantra Party led by Surya Bahadur Thapa wins 20 votes. [28] [30]

30 November 199414 Mangshir 2051 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) forms a minority government with Man Mohan Adhikari as the prime minister. [28]
13 June 199530 Jestha 2052 King Birendra prematurely dissolves the parliament upon the suggestion of prime minister Man Mohan Adhikari. [29]
28 August 199512 Bhadra 2052 The Supreme Court reinstates the parliament following a complaint lodged by Sher Bahadur Deuba, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, etc. [29]
10 September 199525 Bhadra 2052Prime minister Man Mohan Adhikari resigns after losing in a Congress led no-confidence motion. [31] [18] [29]
12 September 199527 Bhadra 2052 Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes the prime minister after the coalition of Nepali Congress, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, and Sadbhavana Party. [32] [29]
13 February 19961 Falgun 2052The CPN (Maoist Centre) initiates Nepalese Civil War. More than 17,000 people died in this civil war. [33]
6 March 199723 Falgun 2053Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba loses a vote of confidence. [32] [31] [29]
10 March 199727 Falgun 2053 Lokendra Bahadur Chand becomes the prime minister after a coalition of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Communist Party of Nepal, and Sadbhavana Party. [29]
11 September 199726 Bhadra 2054Former prime minister and Nepali Congress leader Matrika Prasad Koirala dies at the age of 85 due to cardiac arrest. [18]
17 September 19971 Ashwin 2054 Nepali Congress leader Ganesh Man Singh dies at the age of 81. [18]
4 October 199718 Ashwin 2054Government headed by Lokendra Bahadur Chand is defeated in a vote of no-confidence led by Girija Prasad Koirala. [18] [32] [29]
6 October 199720 Ashwin 2054 Surya Bahadur Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party forms a coalition government. [18] [32]
5 March 199831 Falgun 2054A major faction of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) leaves the party and forms the CPN (Marxist–Leninist) (1998) with Bam Dev Gautam as its chairman. [18]
10 April 199828 Chaitra 2054Prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa resigns following a prior agreement with Nepali Congress. [29]
12 April 199830 Chaitra 2054 Girija Prasad Koirala forms a minority government. Later joined by CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist), and Sadbhavana Party. [24] [32] [18]
15 January 19991 Magh 2055 King Birendra dissolves the parliament calling for an election in May. CPN (Maoist Centre) boycotts the election. [34]
19 April 19996 Baisakh 2056Former prime minister and CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) leader Man Mohan Adhikari dies due to a heart attack. [35]
3–17 May 199920 Baisakh-3 Jestha

2056

 1999 Nepalese general election is held in two phases. Nepali Congress led by Krishna Prasad Bhattarai wins the election with 111 votes, while the

CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) led by Madhav Kumar Nepal wins 71 votes and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party led by Surya Bahadur Thapa wins 11 votes. [34]

31 May 199917 Jestha 2056 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai of Nepali Congress becomes the prime minister for the second time. [34]
16 February 20004 Falgun 2056A major faction of Nepali Congress led by Girija Prasad Koirala signs a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. [31] [18]
16 March 20003 Chaitra 2056Prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai resigns. Girija Prasad Koirala to become the next prime minister for the third time. [36] [31] [32]
1 June 200119 Jestha 2058 Nepalese royal massacre occurs; King Birendra and his family dies, and Dipendra is crownd king while in hospital. [37] [38]
4 June 200122 Jestha 2058 King Dipendra is pronounced dead; His uncle Gyanendra becomes the king. [1]
23 July 20018 Shrawan 2058The government and the CPN (Maoist Centre) rebels announce a temporary ceasefire to negotiate peace deals. [32] [39]
26 July 200111 Shrawan 2058Prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala resigns as he fails to tackle the uprising violence; Sher Bahadur Deuba replaces him. [36]
13 November 200128 Kartik 2058The ceasefire between the government and the CPN (Maoist Centre) rebels stops after failed negotiations. [32] [39]
26 November 200111 Mangshir 2058The government declares a state of emergency throughout the country and full mobilization of the army against rebels listing the CPN (Maoist Centre) as

a "terrorist organization". [39] [32] [19] [40]

15 February 20023 Falgun 2058 CPN (Marxist–Leninist) (1998) merges with CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist). However, C. P. Mainali refuses the merger and restructures his own

CPN (Marxist–Leninist) (2002). [41] [24]

22 May 20028 Jestha 2059 King Gyanendra dissolves the parliament and called for early elections. [32] [39] [36] [42]
26 May 200212 Jestha 2059Prime minister Deuba splits from Nepali Congress and forms a new party Nepali Congress (Democratic) over a dispute with Girija Prasad Koirala about the

renewal of the state of emergency. [31] [32]

4 October 200218 Ashwin 2059Prime minister Deuba formally asks the king to defer the election dates until November 2003. King Gyanendra responds by dismissing the government

headed by Deuba, removing Deuba as the prime minister, postponing the elections indefinitely, and assuming full executive power. [36] [39] [19] [31] [32]

11 October 200225 Ashwin 2059 King Gyanendra appoints Lokendra Bahadur Chand of Rastriya Prajatantra Party as the prime minister. It's his fourth term as a prime minister. [32] [19]
5 June 200322 Jestha 2060 Surya Bahadur Thapa becomes the prime minister for the fifth time.
4 June 200422 Jestha 2061 King Gyanendra appoints Sher Bahadur Deuba as the prime minister. This is his third term as the prime minister. [43]
1 February 200519 Magh 2061 2005 Nepal coup d'état by King Gyanendra after which he assumes absolute direct power, sacks the government, and declares a state of emergency

restoring absolute monarchy. Many prominent leaders including the prime minister were placed under house arrest. [39] [36] [31] [32]

22 November 20057 Mangshir 2062Several political parties and the CPN (Maoist Centre) sign an agreement to work together against the rule of King Gyanendra. [31] [32] [44]
24 April 200611 Baisakh 2063 King Gyanendra reinstates the dissolved parliament calling the Seven Party Alliance to lead the government. [42]
28 April 200615 Baisakh 2063 Girija Prasad Koirala becomes the prime minister for the fourth time. [45] [36]
21 November 20065 Mangshir 2063 Comprehensive Peace Accord is signed between the Government of Nepal and Maoist Leader Prachanda which allows the Maoist to join mainstream

politics. [46] [47]

15 January 20071 Magh 2063An interim constitution is drafted by a committee headed by a Justice that replaces the 1990 constitution. [48]
10 April 200828 Chaitra 2064The First Nepalese Constituent Assembly election is held where the CPN (Maoist Centre) emerged victorious winning 220 out of the 575 seats. It forms

the government with seven other communist parties including the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist). [36]

28 May 200815 Jestha 2065 Constituent Assembly abolishes monarchy in Nepal, and declares Nepal a federal republic. [49]

Federal republic: 2008–present

Date in A.D.Date in B.S.Event
23 July 20088 Shrawan 2065 Dr. Ram Baran Yadav becomes the first president of Nepal. [1] [50] [51]
15 August 200831 Shrawan 2065 Prachanda is elected as the prime minister by the constituent assembly. [36] [32]
3 May 200920 Baisakh 2066Prime minister Prachanda sacks General Rookmangud Katawal. CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) withdraws its support from the government in protest. President

Ram Baran Yadav overrides the decision resulting in the resignation of Prachanda the next day. [52] [53]

25 May 200911 Jestha 2066 Madhav Kumar Nepal of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) becomes the prime minister with the support from 22 of the 25 parties. [54]
20 March 20107 Chaitra 2066Former prime minister and NCP leader Girija Prasad Koirala dies. [55]
28 May 201014 Jestha 2067The constituent assembly's deadline to promulgate a new constitution is extended by a year. [48]
30 June 201016 Ashar 2067Prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal announces his resignation blaming the CPN (Maoist Centre) for their continuous obstruction in the government. [32] [56]
3 February 201120 Magh 2067 CPN (Maoist Centre) withdraws its candidate and backs Jhala Nath Khanal of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist). Khanal becomes the prime minister after more than

seven months of political gridlock and more than sixteen rounds of voting in the parliament. [57]

28 May 201114 Jestha 2068The constituent assembly's deadline to promulgate a new constitution expires. [48]
14 August 201129 Shrawan 2068Prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal resigns after his government to failed to complete the peace process and draft a new constitution. [58]
28 August 201111 Bhadra 2068 Baburam Bhattarai is elected as the prime minister after he gets support from some smaller parties. [59]
29 August 201112 Bhadra 2068The constituent assembly's deadline is extended for the third time. New deadline is set as 30 November 2011. [48]
29 November 201113 Mangshir 2068The constituent assembly's deadline is extended for the fourth time after the Supreme Court of Nepal allows CA to extend its deadline for the last time by a

maximum of six months. New deadline is set as 27 May 2012. [48]

3 May 201221 Baisakh 2069All the ministers resign to allow the prime minister to form a consensus government with other political parties. [60]
28 May 201215 Jestha 2069
  • Prime minister Baburam Bhattarai dissolves the constituent assembly after it failed to promulgate a new constitution four years after its election and calls for a

fresh election for 22 November. [61]

as "unconstitutional". [62]

14 March 20131 Chaitra 2069Prime minister Baburam Bhattarai resigns. Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi becomes the interim prime minister until the elections after four main political

parties agreed to form a CJ-led electoral cabinet. [63] [64]

19 November 20134 Mangshir 2070The Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly election is held where the Nepali Congress led by Sushil Koirala emerges as the largest party winning 196 out of the

576 seats. The CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) wins 175 seats while the CPN (Maoist Centre) wins 80 seats. [65] [66]

25 February 201413 Falgun 2070 Sushil Koirala of Nepali Congress is elected as the prime minister with CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) backing. [67]
20 September 20153 Ashwin 2072President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav promulgates the Constitution of Nepal (2015) replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007. [68]
26 September 20159 Ashwin 2072Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai of CPN (Maoist Centre) resigns from the parliament, and quits the party. [69]
10 October 201523 Ashwin 2072Prime minister Sushil Koirala resigns honoring a pledge to step down once the constitution is promulgated. [70]
11 October 201524 Ashwin 2072 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) leader KP Sharma Oli is elected as the prime minister by the parliament with the backing from CPN (Maoist Centre).

Former prime minister Sushil Koirala is defeated in the election. [71] [72]

29 October 201512 Kartik 2072 Bidya Devi Bhandari becomes the second president of Nepal. [1] [73]
12 June 201630 Jestha 2073 Baburam Bhattarai establishes a new party under his leadership called the Naya Shakti Party, Nepal. [74]
24 July 201610 Shrawan 2073Prime minister KP Sharma Oli resigns after CPN (Maoist Centre) withdraws its support from the government. [75]
3 August 201619 Shrawan 2073 Prachanda becomes the prime minister for the second time after a power sharing agreement with the Nepali Congress. [76]
26 April 201713 Baisakh 2074Six Madhesi political parties unite to form Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. [32]
24 May 201710 Jestha 2074Prime minister Prachanda resigns honouring a power sharing agreement with the Nepali Congress. [77]
7 June 201724 Jestha 2074 Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes the prime minister for the fourth time with the support of CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Prajatantra Party, etc. [43]
26 November 201710 Mangshir 2074 2017 Nepalese general election is held in two phases. CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) led by KP Sharma Oli wins the election with 121 seats. Nepali Congress

gets 63 seats while the CPN (Maoist Centre) gets 53 seats. [78]

15 February 20183 Falgun 2074 KP Sharma Oli becomes the prime minister after the coalition of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre). [79]
17 May 20183 Jestha 2075 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre) merge to form Nepal Communist Party with both Oli and Prachanda as the chairmen. [80]

his turns the KP Sharma Oli's coalition government to a two-thirds majority in the House. [81]

6 May 201923 Baisakh 2076 Naya Shakti Party, Nepal led by Baburam Bhattarai and Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal led by Upendra Yadav merge to form Samajbadi Party, Nepal. [81]
23 April 202011 Baisakh 2077 Samajbadi Party, Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal merge to form People's Socialist Party, Nepal. [82]
18 November 20203 Mangshir 2077A faction within the Nepal Communist Party led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal, etc. accuses prime minister KP Sharma Oli

of inefficiency and pressures him to give up either the party presidency or the premiership or else face a vote of no-confidence in both party and the House. [83]

20 December 20205 Poush 2077Amidst the deepening internal crisis within the Nepal Communist Party, prime minister KP Sharma Oli dissolves the parliament, which is promptly approved by

president Bidya Devi Bhandari, and calls for general elections. [84] [85]

22 December 20207 Poush 2077

members in the party's central committee. [86] [87] [88]

24 December 20209 Poush 2077 Oli led faction of NCP expels Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the chairman and suspends his party membership on the basis of disciplinary charges. [89] [90]
25 January 202112 Magh 2077 The Election Commission of Nepal declines to recognize neither Oli's faction nor Dahal-Nepal's faction as the legitimate holder of Nepal Communist Party's

registration. [91]

23 February 202111 Falgun 2077 The Supreme Court overturns prime minister Oli's decision to dissolve the House citing Articles 85, 76(1), 76(7) – failed to provide sufficient grounds

to dissolve the House. The court also orders to summon a meeting of the Parliament within 13 days. [92]

8 March 202124 Falgun 2077 The Supreme Court nullifies the unification of Nepal Communist Party stating that the name Nepal Communist Party was already allotted to a party

led by Rishi Kattel and thus, by extension, the merger itself was void ab initio. After this ruling, Nepal Communist Party was no longer legally recognized, and also

the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist), and the CPN (Maoist Centre) were revived to their pre-merger state. [93] [94]

10 May 202127 Baisakh 2078Prime minister KP Sharma Oli loses a vote of confidence in the parliament. [95]
13 May 202130 Baisakh 2078 KP Sharma Oli is reappointed as the prime minister as the opposition failed to prove their majority. [95] [96]
22 May 20218 Jestha 2078President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolves the parliament again on the recommendation of prime minister KP Sharma Oli and calls for elections. This move

by KP Sharma Oli came after CPN (Maoist Centre) along with Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal supported the Nepali Congress-led alliance. [97] [98]

12 July 202128 Ashar 2078 The Supreme Court overturns prime minister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the House, and issues an order to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as the prime

minister within 28 hours citing Article 76 (5) of the constitution. [99]

13 July 202129 Ashar 2078 Sher Bahadur Deuba is appointed as the prime minister for the fifth time. [100]
25 August 20219 Bhadra 2078 Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal along with other politicians leave the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and form a new party called the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist). [101]
24 July 20228 Shrawan 2079 Baburam Bhattarai leaves People's Socialist Party, Nepal and forms Nepal Socialist Party. [102]
22 November 20226 Mangshir 2079 2022 Nepalese general election is held and the Nepali Congress wins the election with 89 votes. CPN

(Unified Marxist–Leninist) wins 78 votes while the CPN (Maoist Centre) wins 32 votes. [103] [104] [105]

26 December 202211 Poush 2079 Prachanda becomes the prime minister for the third time after backing by CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist),

Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, etc. [106] [107]

10 January 202226 Poush 2079Prime minister Prachanda wins the vote of confidence in parliament after 268 out of the present 270 members

vote in his favor. [108]

9 March 202225 Falgun 2079 Ram Chandra Poudel, a senior leader of Nepali Congress, becomes the third president of Nepal defeating

Subaschandra Nemwang, a former speaker of the lower house. [109]

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