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Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal (1947-), King of Nepal

As the second son of Prince (later king) Mahendra, the infant Gyanendra was declared king for two months (1950-1951) when the rest of his family was in exile in India, but was not internationally recognized. His grandfather Tribhuvan was returned to the throne shortly after, when the Rana family conceded power.

Fifty years later, when his nephew Dipendra purportedly staged a murder suicide, killing most of the family, including King Birendra (Dipendra's father, and Gyanendra's brother), Gyanendra became king again.

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