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An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah on Sunday gathered near the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport as he arrived from a trip to western Nepal.

King Claims Absolute Authority In Nepal. Government Is 2nd To Be Dissolved. February 1, 2005 More than 20 years ago. By John Lancaster. HUBLI, India, Feb. 1 -- The leader of Nepal, King Gyanendra, ...

As sometimes-violent protests against his rule rocked the capital, King Gyanendra was 125 miles to the west, at the royal family's lakeside retreat in the resort town of Pokhara.

Deposed King Gyanendra Will Remain In Country After End Of 239-Year-Old Monarchy. ... Nepal's Controversial King Leaves Palace. June 11, 2008 / 11:25 AM EDT / AP ...

More than a year after an interim coalition took control of Nepal's government from the unpopular King Gyanendra, politicians are debating the future of the monarchy, and the country's development ...

Nepal's deposed king left Katmandu's main palace Wednesday night to begin life as a civilian in the newly declared republic, but he said he had no plans to leave the nation.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring ...

Former King Gyanendra Shah of Nepal waves upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Niranjan Shrestha/AP. Kathmandu, Nepal AP — ...