Monarchs and Mao: Nepal Elections



Photo Title

Monarchs and Mao: Nepal Elections

Photographer/Creator

Michael Robinson Chavez

Collection

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Caption/Description

A polling station is readied for voters in the capital city of Kathmandu. The elections in Nepal were a watershed event as the country struggled to move beyond its violent past as it dismantled the monarchy and took tentative steps toward being a democracy with the Maoist party leading the way.

Citation

Michael Robinson Chavez, "Monarchs and Mao: Nepal Elections," in POYi Archive, Item #42968, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/42968 (accessed April 21, 2025).

Date Added

04.25.2011