Sher Bahadur Deuba

prime minister of Nepal

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Sher Bahadur Deuba has served as the prime minister of Nepal multiple times. He first took office in 2001, following the royal massacre and the resignation of Girija Prasad Koirala. His tenure was marked by the ongoing Maoist insurgency. King Gyanendra dismissed Deuba twice, eventually assuming direct power in 2005.1

Deuba returned as prime minister in 2006 after a popular movement restored parliament and led to a peace agreement with the Maoists. He oversaw the transition towards a republic, with elections for a Constituent Assembly held in 2008. Following these elections, the monarchy was abolished, and a republic was established.1

In 2017, Deuba became prime minister again as part of a power-sharing agreement until parliamentary elections could be held. He was later reinstated as prime minister in July 2021 by the Supreme Court after the dissolution of parliament.2

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…alternated between Bhattarai, Koirala, and Sher Bahadur Deuba, another prominent member of the NC. Meanwhile, a group of Maoist rebels emerged in the 1990s and rapidly grew in number and strength and established their own breakaway party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), or CPN (M). The rebels often used…
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…alternated between Bhattarai, Koirala, and Sher Bahadur Deuba, another prominent member of the NC. Meanwhile, a group of Maoist rebels emerged in the 1990s and rapidly grew in number and strength and established their own breakaway party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), or CPN (M). The rebels often used…
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