Gyanendra of Nepal
Monarch
1947 –
Who is Gyanendra of Nepal?
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the King of Nepal from 1950 to 1951 and again 2001 to 2005. He held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather, Tribhuvan, was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.
King Gyanendra's second reign was marked by constitutional turmoil. His predecessor King Birendra had established a constitutional monarchy in which he delegated policy to a representative government. The growing insurgency of the Nepalese Civil War during King Gyanendra's reign interfered with elections of representatives. After several delays in elections, King Gyanendra suspended the constitution and assumed direct authority in February 2005, assuring that it would be a temporary situation to suppress the Maoist insurgency. In the face of broad opposition, he restored the previous parliament in April 2006. His reign ended approximately two years later, when the Nepalese Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a republic and abolished the monarchy.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1947
Narayanhity Palace Museum - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- Nepal
- Education
- Tribhuvan University
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on July 23, 2013
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