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News of the Revolution in Nepal

Posted by Rosa Harris on April 13, 2008

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“Nepal Maoists emerge as major force after historic poll”

Posted by Rosa Harris on April 13, 2008

Nepal Maoists emerge as major force after historic poll Nepal National Friday 11th April, 2008 (IANS)

A ragged group of people who dreamt impossible dreams and dared to take on Nepal’s powerful army with homemade guns and bombs, Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas established themselves as a formidable force in the 90s when they prevented elections and inflicted punishing losses on the security forces.

Two years after they laid down their guns and marched back to the parliament they had derisively branded a ‘meat shop’, the rebels have proved to be an equally formidable political force with the historic constituent assembly elections unexpectedly showing their support.

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