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The Rana regime ends in 1951. Nepal enters a turbulent era of parliamentary experiments, royal rule and democratic movements.
WHO RULEDKingdom of NepalDirect rule · since 1951 CE
REIGNINGBirendra Bir Bikram Shah1972 CE–2000 CEAccepted multiparty democracy after the 1990 People's Movement, becoming a constitutional monarch; he was killed in the palace massacre of 1 June 2001.
Ruled over time (5 spans)
- Kingdom of Jumla100 CE – 1789 CE
- Kingdom of Nepal (Shah dynasty)1789 CE – 1846 CE
- Kingdom of Nepal (Rana oligarchy)1846 CE – 1951 CE
- Kingdom of Nepal1951 CE – 2008 CE
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal2008 CE – today