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Unified Nepal
1768 - Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu and lays foundations for unified kingdom.
- One of the few countries in Asia that was not colonized by the West.
- Nepal is the only country that does not have a rectangular flag.
- Nepals motto is "Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven"
- The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.
- Nepal is a landlocked country adn its neigbouring countries are India, China, and Tibet.
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Mt. Eveverst Conquered
1953 New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepal's Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- Mount Everest is the highest point on earth (8,848m)
- It is in the part of the Himalayas that fall in the Nepali Region.
- Tenzin Norgay and Edmund Hilary spent about 15 min on the peak of Mount Everest on when they first conquered it. Photo: Wikipedia -
1955 - Nepal joins the United Nations.
1955 - Nepal joins the United Nations. -
New Constituion Under the King
1962 - New constitution provides for non-party system of councils known as "panchayat" under which king exercises sole power. First elections to Rastrya Panchayat held in 1963. -
Royal Family Massacre
2001 1 June - King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and other close relatives killed in shooting spree by drunken Crown Prince Dipendra, who then shoots himself.
- Gyanendra, the King's younger brother was appointed regent for the three days, then ascended the throne himself after Dipendra died.
- It is rumored that Prince Dipendra went on this shooting spree due to family opposition of his marriage to his love Devyani Rana.
- A BBC documentary movie was released in 2009. photo: Google search -
End of Monarchy
2007 December - Parliament approves abolition of monarchy as part of peace deal with Maoists, who agree to re-join government.
- The Nepali Government has gone through various political conflict since 2007 - 2015 due to violent acts trying to gain the power in the governemnt house.
- Recently in 2015 after the massive earthquake did Nepal finally put down a solid constistution.
- The constitution caused major territorial conflict with the neighbouring country India. Photo: Wikipedia -
Major Earthquake
2015 April - Major earthquake hits Nepal, killing thousands and causing huge destruction. An international rescue and relief effort gets under way in response.
- Magnitude of 7.8 - 8.1 M
- Killed over 8,000 people
- Epicenter: Lamjung Ditrict in Gorkha region.
- Worst Natural disaster since 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake.
- Many of the monuments were destroyed during the earthquake. Photo: New Paltz Nepal fundraiser
