November
6, 1950
King
Tribhuvan of Nepal flees to India
King Tribhuvan of Nepal fled
to the Indian Embassy in Katmandu after his Prime Minister, Field Marshal Mohan
Shumsher, was preparing to have him arrested and replaced as the reigning
monarch.
King Tribhuvan working to abolish
the Rana regime took refuge at the Indian Embassy in a campaign aimed at
removing the Rana oligarchy from power, which had ruled Nepal for more than a
century.
The removal of the king led
to huge demonstrations in the country that compelled the Rana prime minister,
to come into negotiations with Tribhuvan and the Nepali Congress. On November
22, 1950, the Prime Minister of India, officially announced that India was not
going to recognize Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah as the legitimate King of Nepal.
King
Tribhuvan flew back to Nepal, along with the members of the Royal family and the leaders of the
Congress Party on 15 February 1951. On February 18, 1951, King Tribhuvan
returned from India as the monarch. Three days after the return, Tribhuvan
formally declared an end to Rana's family rule and established a democratic
system, but Mohan Shamsher continued as a prime minister for a few more months.
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