ocr: The toundations ofthe Nepalese state were laidin 1769, when Ring Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the region. 1816-1923 Establishment of quasi-. British protectorate. 1959 First multiparty constitution. 1960 Ring Mahendra bans all political parties and suspends the constitution. 1962 Panchayat system launched. 1985 Nepali is a founding memb er of SAARC. 1989-1990 "Trade and transit" dispute with India. 1990 Political parties reinstated. 1991 Multiparty elections.
