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April 16, 1990: Nepal king dissolves assembly
King Birendra dissolved Nepal's national assembly and accepted the resignation of his prime minister afteangry protests over the pace of democratic change.

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The New York Times
April 16, 1990
Page A1

Bowing to Protests, King Dissolves Nepal Assembly
By Sanjoy Hazarika

KATMANDU, Nepal, Monday, April 16 -- King Birendra dissolved Nepal's national assembly today and accepted the resignation of his Prime Minister after a weekend of increasingly angry protests here over the pace of democratic change.

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