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'''Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev''' ({{langx|ne|दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव}}) (27 June 1971 – 4 June 2001) was [[King of Nepal]] for three days from 1 to 4 June 2001. For the duration of his three-day reign, he was in a [[coma]] after shooting himself, his parents [[King Birendra]] and [[Queen Aishwarya]] and other members of the [[Shah dynasty|royal family]] in an event known as the [[Nepalese royal massacre]]. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bodyguards-fired-over-nepal-royal-massacre-1.389089|title=Bodyguards fired over Nepal royal massacre|newspaper=Irish Times|date=3 July 2001|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425122248/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bodyguards-fired-over-nepal-royal-massacre-1.389089|archive-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC20010602">{{cite news|date=2 June 2001|title=Nepal mourns slain king|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419082601/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Crown Prince Dipendra was named as the perpetrator by the official investigation, although the lack of a trial and unanswered questions about the incident have led to ongoing speculation. Upon the King Dipendra's death, his paternal uncle [[Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra]] became king. |
'''Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev''' ({{langx|ne|दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव}}) (27 June 1971 – 4 June 2001) was [[King of Nepal]] for three days from 1 to 4 June 2001. For the duration of his three-day reign, he was in a [[coma]] after shooting himself, his parents [[King Birendra]] and [[Queen Aishwarya]] and other members of the [[Shah dynasty|royal family]] in an event known as the [[Nepalese royal massacre]]. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bodyguards-fired-over-nepal-royal-massacre-1.389089|title=Bodyguards fired over Nepal royal massacre|newspaper=Irish Times|date=3 July 2001|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425122248/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bodyguards-fired-over-nepal-royal-massacre-1.389089|archive-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC20010602">{{cite news|date=2 June 2001|title=Nepal mourns slain king|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419082601/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Crown Prince Dipendra was named as the perpetrator by the official investigation, although the lack of a trial and unanswered questions about the incident have led to ongoing speculation. Upon Dipendra's death, his paternal uncle [[Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra]] became king. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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