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King
Gyanendra | |
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| Ex-king
leaves Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu |
11
June 2008
| The
former king of Nepal, Gyanendra, has left Narayanhiti palace in the heart
of Kathmandu. Mr Shah, Ex-king Gyanendra's name as ordinary citizen of
the republic of Nepal, has announced that he would not leave the country
and go into exile. |
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Nepal has become the world's newest federal democratic republic, ending
240 years of monarchy. 560 out of 564
CA members voted for a republic and against the monarchy.
The
CA also approved a proposal stating that the King should vacate the Narayanhity
royal palace within 15 days.
The
government has declared a public holiday from May 28-30 to celebrate
Nepal becoming a republic. |
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| Coup
d'ötat: King assumes power |
August
2006
| Nepal's
parliament approves the first-born of reigning Nepali royals to inherit
the throne. Someday, Princess Purnika, not Prince Hridayendra, will sit
on the throne of Nepal. But that is possible only if the institution of
monarchy survives the proposed Constitution Assembly elections. |
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| Coup
d'état: King assumes power |
April
2, 2006
| King
Gyanendra has addressed the nation again. In a televised address King Gyanendra
said that he will reinstate the dissolved paliament. The first session
of the parliament will be on Friday, April 28, 2006. |
| Coup
d'état: King assumes power |
February
01, 2005
| King
Gyanendra sacked the government and assumed power himself on Tuesday, saying
the leadership had failed to hold elections or restore peace amid an escalating
civil war with Maoist rebels. Complete censorship of the media has been
introduced and civil rights have been suspended. |
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