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Supporters of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN-Maoist) carry portraits of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong during a rally marking the 17th anniversary of the “People’s War” in Kathmandu February 13, 2012. According to local media, thousands of communist supporters gathered for a mass meeting at the Open Air Theatre. The UCPN-Maoist started the war on February 13, 1996 demanding for the end of the monarchy, as well as for an election to the Constituent Assembly.
[Credit : Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters]