babble home
rabble.ca - news for the rest of us
today's active topics


Post New Topic  Post A Reply
FAQ | Forum Home
  next oldest topic   next newest topic
» babble   » current events   » international news and politics   » People of Nepal abolish the monarchy

Email this thread to someone!    
Author Topic: People of Nepal abolish the monarchy
unionist
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 11323

posted 28 May 2008 06:18 PM      Profile for unionist     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Congratulations!

A republic is born

quote:
Lawmakers in Nepal voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to abolish the country's 239-year-old monarchy, turning the world's only Hindu kingdom into its newest republic.

Members of the country's newly elected constituent assembly cast their votes inside a converted convention centre in the ancient Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, as thousands of people celebrated in the streets outside.
From: Vote QS! | Registered: Dec 2005  |  IP: Logged
Slumberjack
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 10108

posted 28 May 2008 06:24 PM      Profile for Slumberjack     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Nice to see...well, there's hope for us one day too.
From: An Intensive De-Indoctrination, But I'm Fine Now | Registered: Aug 2005  |  IP: Logged
Ken Burch
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 8346

posted 28 May 2008 06:47 PM      Profile for Ken Burch     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Indeed.

Btw, is the current(and now outgoing)monarch of Nepal the same guy that wasted most of the Nepalese royal family during dinner a few years ago?

If so, what're they gonna do with him?

From: A seedy truckstop on the Information Superhighway | Registered: Feb 2005  |  IP: Logged
unionist
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 11323

posted 28 May 2008 06:49 PM      Profile for unionist     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
That was Dipendra. He died in 2001 of a gunshot wound to the head. Not much more they can do to him now.
From: Vote QS! | Registered: Dec 2005  |  IP: Logged
Ken Burch
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 8346

posted 28 May 2008 06:50 PM      Profile for Ken Burch     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Thanks for the info.

I'd forgotten that he only got to be cabbage head of state for three days.

[ 28 May 2008: Message edited by: Ken Burch ]

Will Gynendra have to go into exile now, btw? That's what happened to the Euromonarchs that lost their crowns, IIRC.

[ 28 May 2008: Message edited by: Ken Burch ]
From: A seedy truckstop on the Information Superhighway | Registered: Feb 2005  |  IP: Logged

All times are Pacific Time  

Post New Topic  Post A Reply Close Topic    Move Topic    Delete Topic next oldest topic   next newest topic
Hop To:

Contact Us | rabble.ca | Policy Statement

Copyright 2001-2008 rabble.ca