Dipendra of Nepal
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Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (27 June 1971 – 4 June 2001) was King of Nepal for three days from 1 to 4 June 2001. For the duration of his three-day reign he was in a coma after he had shot his father, King Birendra, his mother, Queen Aishwarya, his younger brother and sister, five other members of the royal family and himself on 1 June.[1][2] Upon Dipendra's death, his paternal uncle Gyanendra became king.
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Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | |
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King of Nepal | |
Reign | 1–4 June 2001 |
Predecessor | Birendra |
Successor | Gyanendra |
Regent | Gyanendra |
Born | (1971-06-27)27 June 1971 Kathmandu, Nepal |
Died | 4 June 2001(2001-06-04) (aged 29) Kathmandu, Nepal |
Dynasty | Shah dynasty |
Father | Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
Mother | Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah |
Religion | Hinduism |
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