Nepal, Feb. 20 -- Nepal marked its 75th Democracy Day on Tuesday. This day of Falgun 7 according to Nepal's official calendar marks the beginning of the country's steady yet full circle transition to a Federal Republic, which materialized with the promulgation of the Constitution in the year 2015. The past 75 years witnessed three cycles of democratic movement. What may perhaps be called the "first wave" culminated in the establishment of democracy in Nepal, ending a 104-year Rana oligarchy on February 18, 1951. It was on this day when a rubber stamp monarchy throughout the Rana regime was restored to its dignified position as sovereign. Several people had sacrificed their lives. The most respected of them were Shukra Raj Shastri, Dharma...
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