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Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
Born:
June 11, 1920, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died:
January 31, 1972, Bharatpur, Nepal (aged 51)
Title / Office:
king (1955-1972), Nepal
Notable Family Members:
son Gyanendra
son Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
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Mahendra (born June 11, 1920, Kathmandu, Nepal—died January 31, 1972, Bharatpur, Nepal) was the king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972.

Mahendra ascended the throne in 1955 upon the death of his father, King Tribhuvan. The new king came into conflict with his cabinet, which was dominated by a coalition of the Nepali Congress Party and the Ranas (a line of hereditary prime ministers). In order to assert his control, Mahendra staged a coup in 1960, dissolving the National Assembly, abrogating the constitution, and imprisoning political leaders. He had a new constitution promulgated in 1962 that in effect instituted direct rule by the Nepalese monarchy. Mahendra died in 1972 and was succeeded by his son Birendra.

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