Nepal - the end of monarchy


	Nepal - the end of monarchy

Fast T friend

5-26-2008 5:13 AM

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nepal, monarchy, politics, shah, dynasty

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239 years of the Shah dynasty come to end

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5-26-2008 3:56 PM

syncopath

vive la republic ..

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