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When King Gyanendra reinstated Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba last week, it seemed that Nepal's bumpy political merry-go-round had come full circle. The King first sacked Deuba in October 2002, accusing the Prime Minister of "incompetence" for failing to unite Nepal's fractious political parties and crush the kingdom's bloody Maoist insurgency. Since then, Gyanendra has appointed?and seen depart?two more Prime Ministers, endured months of violent protests against his royalist government, and watched the Maoist rebellion claim as many as 3,000 lives. Thus his decision to return Deuba to power was widely viewed...
...RESIGNED. SURYA BAHADUR THAPA, 76, Prime Minister of Nepal, after weeks of violent protest in the capital by opposition political parties demanding that he step down; in Kathmandu. Thapa was the second premier appointed by King Gyanendra since the monarch sacked the elected government in October...
...APPOINTED. SURYA BAHADUR THAPA, 75, of Nepal's National Democratic Party (NDP); as Prime Minister, by King Gyanendra; in Kathmandu. Thapa replaces Lokendra Bahadur Chapa, also of the NDP, who was unable to negotiate an end to a seven-year uprising by Maoist rebels. Thapa might not be able to do so, either, given the pressure to produce results fast. Since ascending the throne in June 2001, Gyanendra has shown little patience with his Prime Ministers, firing not just Chapa but his predecessor Sher Bahadur Deuba...
...Friday the elected government got a stark vote of no confidence: the country's constitutional monarch King Gyanendra?who took the throne 16 months ago after the Crown Prince massacred most of the royal family?went on national TV to say he was firing 'incompetent' Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, postponing next month's parliamentary elections, and temporarily assuming executive powers. Gyanendra says his actions pose no threat to democracy, and promises elections as soon as he sets up a new council of ministers 'with clean images.' Nepal's politicians decried his power grab as unconstitutional, but his beleaguered subjects...
...that the country will run out of food by August. The U.N. warned that across southern Africa around 10 million people face starvation unless aid arrives soon and four million tons of food will be needed over the next year. NEPAL Lethal Fighting A week after Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was forced to call early elections, King Gyanendra imposed another three months' state of emergency and the army fought battles with Maoist insurgents. More than 160 rebels were killed when they attacked an army base in the Rukum district west of Katmandu. Further clashes with the rebels, who have...