Dipendra
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (born June 27, 1971 - June 4, 2001 in Kathmandu ) was King of Nepal between June 2 and June 4, 2001 .
Dipendra was born as the son of the Crown Prince and later King Birendra and the Crown Princess and later Queen Aishwarya . In 1972, after the death of his grandfather Mahendra and the accession of his father Birendra to the throne, Prince Dipendra was named Crown Prince. He attended Eton College in England from 1987 to 1990 . He then studied at Tribhuvan University, among others . In his military career in the Royal Nepalese Army , he was promoted to colonel .
On June 1, 2001, Crown Prince Dipendra killed almost the entire Nepalese royal family in an organized mass murder by gunfire. However, there are doubts among the population as to whether the act took place as described in the official investigation report.
Dipendra died three days after the mass murder as a result of a shot in the head that he inflicted on himself immediately after the murder. Until then he was in a coma, but was considered the official head of state during this time.
Web links
- Kirstin Wenk: The massacre of Nepal's royal court remains a mystery. In: Welt.de . June 2, 2006 .
- Ishaan Tharoor: Revisiting Nepal's Palace Massacre. In: Time.com . April 8, 2009, accessed November 19, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kathmandu's royal massacre remains a mystery 13 years on. In: The Kathmandu Post / Asia News Network. June 4, 2014, accessed November 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Mary Kay Magistad: Why Nepal's Crown Prince Went on a Killing Spree. In: Public Radio International. June 1, 2011, accessed November 19, 2019 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
King of Nepal 2001 |
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dipendra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dipendra Bir Bikram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nepalese king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1971 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 2001 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Kathmandu |