Dipendra of Nepal
Dipendra of Nepal (
June 27,
1971 -
June 4,
2001)
was King of
Nepal from
June 1 to June 4, 2001. The intelligent and well-liked prince was thought to have a good future ahead of him, but disagreements with his mother about his marriage apparently caused him to kill many members of his family at a royal dinner on June 1, 2001. Among the dead were his father, King
Birendra, his mother, Queen Ayswari, his brother, Prince Nirigin and his sister. He also shot himself, but survived for three days. Although in a
comatose state, he was proclaimed
king in his hospital bed. He was succeeded by his uncle, Prince
Gyanendra, who was actually only third in line to the throne but was the closest surviving member of the royal family.
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