♤ 2005 November - Maoist rebels and Seven Party Alliance (SPA) of parliamentary parties agreed on a programme intended to restore democracy.

♤ 2006 April - King Gyanendra agreed to reinstate the parliament following weeks of violent strikes and protests against direct royal rule as part of the Loktantra Movement.

♤ 2006 May - Parliament voted unanimously to curb the king's political powers. The government holds peace talks with the Maoist rebels.

♤ Peace deal. In November 2006- The government signed a peace deal with the Maoists. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) - formally ended the decade-long insurgency.

♤ 2007 January - Maoist leaders entered parliament under the terms of a temporary constitution. In April the Maoists joined an interim government, a move which brought them into the political mainstream. Later, Maoists quit the interim government, demanding the abolition of the monarchy.

♤ End of monarchy: In December 2007 - Parliament approved the abolition of monarchy as part of peace deal with Maoists, who agree to rejoin government.

♤ Elections to New Constituent Assembly: In April 2008 - Former Maoist rebels won the largest bloc of seats in elections to the new Constituent Assembly (CA), but failed to achieve an outright majority. 2008 May - Nepal became a republic.

♤ 2008 June - Maoist ministers resigned from the cabinet in a row over who should be the next head of state. In July2008 - Ram Baran Yadav becomes Nepal's first president.

♤ 2008 August - Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda formed coalition government, with Nepali Congress going into opposition. Later the same year Maoists left the government

♤ 2009 May - Prime Minister Prachanda resigned following a row with President Yadav over the integration of former rebel fighters into the military and impasse over constitution continued.

♤ 2010 May - The Constituent Assembly (CA) voted to extend the deadline for drafting the constitution, the first of four extensions.

♤ 2012 May - The Constituent Assembly (CA) is dissolved after failing to produce a draft constitution.

♤ Second Constituent Assembly: In November 2018 - The Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and Nepali Congress shared the win in the second Constituent Assembly elections, pushing the former ruling Maoists into third place and leaving no party with a majority.

♤ 2014 February -Nepali Congress leader Sushil Koirala was elected prime minister after securing parliamentary support.

♤ 2014 November - Nepal and India sign a deal to build a $1bn hydropower plant on Nepal's Arun river to counter crippling energy shortages.

3.2.1. After 2015

♤ Earthquake: In April 2015 - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kathmandu and its surrounding areas killing more than 8,000 people, causing mass devastation and leaving millions homeless.