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1 day ago · The needle of suspicion also pointed in the direction of the king’s brother, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, who was absent from the palace on the night of the killings and assumed the throne ...
4 days ago · Arrest Threatens Nepal’s Standing as South Asia’s Model for Free Speech. ... Gyanendra Shah, was forced out by protests, the press was censored and journalists were frequently jailed.
May 28, 2024 · Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the king of Nepal from 1972 to 2001, 10th in the line of monarchs in the Shah Dev family. Son of the crown prince (later, from 1955, king) Mahendra, Birendra was educated at St. Joseph’s College (Darjeeling, India), Eton College (England), Tokyo University (1967),
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May 17, 2024 · Gyanendra was the last King of Nepal. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev served as the King of Nepal from 2001 to 2008, before the country adopted a federal republic system. Gyanendra was known for his lavish lifestyle. During his reign, Gyanendra was known for his extravagant taste and opulent lifestyle, often surrounded by luxury and lavishness.
He was repeatedly dumped by then-Nepali Congress president and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in the 90s and later sacked by the now-deposed king, Gyanendra, for ‘incompetence.’ Yet ...
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2 days ago · The Nepali Congress ( Nepali: नेपाली कांग्रेसNepali pronunciation: [neˈpali ˈkaŋres]; abbr. NC) is the oldest democratic socialist political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country. [12] The party has 870,106 members as of the party's 14th general convention in December 2021 making them the largest ...
May 14, 2024 · After weeks of unrest in April 2006, Gyanendra was stripped of his powers, command over the army and his immunity from prosecution. Declaring Nepal a republic was a war cry of tens of thousands of ...
