Birendra of Nepal
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the king of Nepal from 1972 until 2001. He was the eldest son of King Mahendra. He was a king of Nepal until his death by assassination in 2001 Nepalese royal massacre.
| Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | |||||
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| File:Birendra Bir Bikram Shah c. 1967 (restoration).jpg Birendra in 1967 | |||||
| King of Nepal | |||||
| 31 January 1972 – 1 June 2001 | |||||
| 24 February 1975 | |||||
| Predecessor | Mahendra | ||||
| Successor | Dipendra | ||||
| Born | 28 December 1945 Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Died | 1 June 2001 (aged 55) Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Consort | Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||
| Issue | King Dipendra Princess Shruti Prince Nirajan | ||||
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| Dynasty | Shah | ||||
| Father | King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | ||||
| Mother | Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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Birendra Of Nepal Media
- Birendra of Nepal with Rajiv Gandhi.jpg
Birendra of Nepal with Rajiv Gandhi
- President Ronald Reagan with King Birendra Bir Kikram Shah Dev of Nepal and Joan Rivers.jpg
Birendra with US President Ronald Reagan, 1983
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A Tibetan snowcock at Sagarmatha National Park
- Greater one-horned rhinoceros at Chitwan.jpg
An Indian rhinoceros at Chitwan National Park
- TUTH Emergency Hall.jpg
One of the blocks of Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital, the oldest teaching hospital in Nepal.
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Administrative division of Nepal with 5 development regions
- King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya Statue 20180227 GDK.jpg
King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya Statue
Narayanhiti Palace where the Nepalese royal massacre occurred.
- Nepal Pratap Bhaskara.svg
Ribbon of "Nepal Pratap Bhaskara" (Nepal Decoration of Honour)
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Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal) - ribbon