✦ History

Nepalese Civil War

February 13, 1996 – November 21, 2006 · Nepal

Result Comprehensive Peace Accord

Maoist rebels fought the government of Nepal in a ten-year civil war. A peace deal followed, and Nepal abolished the monarchy in 2008.

On the map Contemporaries

Nepal

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)

Other

Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Girija Prasad Koirala belligerent leader Lokendra Bahadur Chand belligerent leader Sher Bahadur Deuba belligerent leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai belligerent leader Surya Bahadur Thapa belligerent leader Birendra of Nepal military commander Gyanendra of Nepal military commander
Baburam Bhattarai military commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
95,000
Killed
4,500
Killed
c. 6,000

Before and after

Ended by
Comprehensive Peace Accord November 21, 2006

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