The revolution of 1951 (Nepali: सात सालको क्रान्ति ) in Nepal, also referred to as Sat Salko Kranti ("Revolution of 2007 BS"), was a political movement against the direct rule by the Rana dynasty of Nepal. It marks the beginning of the political awakening and democratic movements in Nepal, and resulted in immediate abolition of the institutionalized hereditary Prime Minister system in Nepal.