Editing Politics of Nepal (section)

===2001: Royal Massacre===
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The Royal Massacre (राजदरबार हत्याकाण्ड) happened
on 1 June 2001, in which members of the royal family, King [[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra]], Queen [[Aishwarya of Nepal|Aishwarya]], Crown Prince [[Dipendra of Nepal|Dipendra]], Prince [[Nirajan]], as well as many others, were killed. However, after the massacre, the Crown Prince survived for a short while in a coma.

Although the prince never regained consciousness before dying, Crown Prince Dipendra was the monarch under the law of Nepali royal succession. Two days later after his death, the late King's surviving brother [[Gyanendra]] was proclaimed as a king.