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19th
Of Jestha will go down in the history
as the darkest day of our times.The Kingdom of Nepal witnessed the
gruesome massacre of almost the entire royal family. In a bizarre
incident Nepal's Crown
Prince
Dipendra killed his father
King Birendra, and eight other members of the royal family, which
includes Queen
Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah,
Princess
Shruti and Prince
Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev,
before killing himself.
The killings
sparked grief, anger and confusion among the people of Nepal. Three
days later Prince Gyanendra, late King Birendra's younger brother,
ascended the throne.. King Gyanendra, after his ascension, appointed
a three-member committee to investigate the killings. The
commision's report officially declared Crown Prince Dipendra as
the murderer. The incident of 19th of Jestha was probably the most
severe test ten-year-old democracy had faced.The
nation was under tremendous
grief.There were voilent protests
on the streets. There were several arrests made.The new King
Gyanendra ascended the throne a midst tight security. During the
funeral,a huge crowd gathered to a pay
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final
tribute to their Late King.The small nation of Nepal gathered itself
to
give it's King the final farewell.The man who had ruled the country
for 30 years, who had done so much for the country and it's people,
was given a warm farewell.King Birendra had been a tremendous king,
he was a king who gave his people just about everthing they wanted,
from referendum
to Democracy. And the way he died was really disheartening to the
people of Nepal. Many still haven't overcome it,and how can they.
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