Which country deposed King Gyanendra in 2008?
Gyanendra of Nepal Gyanendra of Nepal Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; gyānendra Śāh; born 7 July 1947) reigned as the last King of Nepal from 2001 to 2008 and "is also known as last king of hindu religion of the world". 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. His second reign had begun due to the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre. Gyanendra's second reign was marked by constitutional turmoil. His predecessor King Birendra had established a constitutional monarchy in which he delegated policy
Gyanendra of Nepal the Narayanhiti Royal Palace on 4 February 2008, King Gyanendra said, "[The decision] doesn't reflect the majority view of the people. This isn't democracy." However, he conceded that the people do have the right to choose the fate of the monarchy. Gyanendra also said that law and order in the country was deteriorating, and questioned the interim government's ability to govern the country even after he had accepted the road map of the seven-party alliance. Citing the recent survey which showed 49% of respondents favoured the continuation of the monarchy in some form, Gyanendra claimed, "A majority of the people