2008
in
Nepal

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Nepal.

Incumbents

Events

May

June

Narayanhiti Palace
  • June 11 - The last King of Nepal Gyanendra departs from Narayanhiti Palace for the last time after Nepal is declared to be a republic.[3]

July

August

  • August 15 - The Nepalese Constituent Assembly elects former Maoist rebel Prachanda as the first Prime Minister of Nepal as a republic.[5]

Deaths

Edmund Hillary - First person to reach top of Everest.

References

  1. "Nepal bans rallies in Kathmandu". 26 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "Nepal prepares to become republic". 28 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. "Ex-king quits palace in new republic of Nepal". 11 June 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. "Nepali presidential re-election voting continues". 21 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. "Former Maoist rebel elected as Nepalese PM". 16 August 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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