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Pro-Monarchy Protesters Clash with Republic Day Festivities
5/30/2025
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- Tens of thousands of passionate pro-monarchy protesters flooded the streets of Kathmandu on May 29, 2025, fervently calling for the return of former king Gyanendra Shah and the monarchy itself. Their rally clashed with Republic Day festivities, igniting tensions and fears of potential violence in a nation that transitioned to a republic in 2008.
