Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
900,411,512 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev

    0.05 sec.

Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1945-2001)

King of Nepal from 1972, when he succeeded his father Mahendra; he was formally crowned in 1975. King Birendra oversaw Nepal's return to multiparty politics and introduced a new constitution in 1990. He was murdered by Crown Prince Dipendra, along with eight other members of the royal family, in June 2001. His brother Gyanendra replaced him as king.


?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.