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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal smiles during a convocation function at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu
16 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (C front line) smiles during a convocation function at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu September 16, 2009. Maoist protestors demanded "civil supremacy", a practice which establishes military subservience to the civil government, with black flags and shoes, symbols of protest, during Nepal's convocation attendance. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)
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