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Nepal King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah royal massacre stamp 1972

Nepal King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah royal massacre stamp 1972

$ 2.63

Availability: 65 in stock
  • Quality: Used
  • Place of Origin: Nepal
  • Certification: Genuine
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  • Grade: VF (Very Fine)
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    Description

    Very nice stamp.
    Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
    (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the King of Nepal from 1972 until 2001. The eldest son of King Mahendra, he reigned until his death in the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre. The stability of Nepal was threatened even more when Birendra and his family (including Queen Aishwarya) were massacred at a royal dinner on 1 June 2001. Almost all of the royal family members were killed in the massacre except Gyanendra Shah, Birendra's younger brother. Dipendra was proclaimed king but died a few days later of self-inflicted gunshot wounds sustained in the massacre. Consequently Gyanendra was inducted as king. Dipendra's body was cremated after his funeral. Eyewitness reports and an official investigation (carried by a two-man committee made up of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Keshav Prasad Upadhaya and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Taranath Ranabhat), confirmed that Dipendra was the gunman. Detailed investigation is impossible as the "Tribhuvan Sadan" (the building where the massacre occurred) was demolished by the Gyanendra government which made Gyanendra a most unpopular king.