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Gyanendra Shah is the first person in the history of Nepal to be king twice and the last king of the Shah dynasty of Nepal. [1] Gyanendra's second reign was marked by constitutional turmoil. His brother King Birendra had established a constitutional monarchy in which he delegated policy to a representative government.
Following the ascension of Gyanendra, the monarchy lost much of the approval of the Nepalese populace. Some say this massacre was the pivotal point that ended the monarchy in Nepal. On 12 June 2001, a Hindu katto ceremony was held to exorcise or banish the spirit of the dead king from Nepal. A Hindu priest, Durga Prasad Sapkota, dressed as ...
A coup d'état in Nepal began on 1 February, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the Nepali Congress were deposed by Gyanendra, King of Nepal. The parliament was reinstated in 2006, when the king agreed to give up absolute power following the 2006 revolution.
Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal clashed with riot police on Tuesday in Kathmandu. Supporters of the former King Gyanendra, who was removed from power in ...
Throughout April, pro-democracy demonstrations were held across Nepal, and 19 demonstrators were killed, over 400 protesters were arrested, while dozens of others were injured. On 21 April, King Gyanendra announced that he would return governance to the SPA, but this offer was rejected by both the Maoist rebels and the SPA.
Nepal's monarchy did not allow political parties to form until 1990, when a pro-democracy movement brought in elections and reduced the monarchy to a ceremonial role. Gyanendra became king after his elder brother, then-King Birendra, and his family were killed in a massacre at the royal palace in 2001. ___
King Gyanendra appoints Sher Bahadur Deuba as the prime minister. This is his third term as the prime minister. [43] 1 February 2005 19 Magh 2061 2005 Nepal coup d'état by King Gyanendra after which he assumes absolute direct power, sacks the government, and declares a state of emergency restoring absolute monarchy. Many prominent leaders ...
May 22 - King Gyanendra dissolves parliament on recommendation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and calls for election on November 13. May 27 State of emergency is extended for three months through royal ordinance. Maoists attack a Royal Nepal Army base in Khara, Rukum. A dozen soldiers are killed whereas over 100 maoists are killed in the ...