KING GYANENDRA OF NEPAL June 04, 2001 - Following the Nepalese royal massacre in 2001, he again became king on this day Names KING GYANENDRA (Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev) Date of Birth July 07, 1947 Identity King of Nepal from 2001 to 2008 General  As a child, he was also briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuvan, went into exile in India with the rest of his family. Following the Nepalese royal massacre in 2001, he again became king on June 04, 2001. His second reign was marked by constitutional turmoil. After several delays in elections, he suspended the constitution and assumed direct authority in February 2005, assuring that it would be a temporary situation to suppress the Maoist insurgency. In the face of broad opposition, he restored the previous parliament in April 2006. His reign ended approximately two years later, when the Nepalese Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a republic and abolished the monarchy. Internal Links for More Information:      <>   PROFILE   <>   CROSSWORD   <>   QUIZ   <>   VIDEOS   <>  Quiz on History of the date of his birth   <>   External Links for More Information:   <>   Wikipedia    <>      <>      <>