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Mahendra I of Nepal
Shri Panch Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972. He led the 1960 royal coup, in which he dismissed the government, suspended the constitution, banned political parties, jailed their leaders, and established the Panchayat rule.
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politics · King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 · monarch · politician · also Mahendra I of Nepal, Mahendra of Nepal, King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Nepal
Born 11 June 1920 · Died 31 January 1972 · Q313110
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2026· 16 entries
“Yes sir. I’ll be right there, sir.”
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“t get him in. If Paul was hurt by being treated so selfishly —it felt as if Led Zeppelin wanted an audience with the King all by themselves— he didn”
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“As a musicologist — and I consider myself one — there was always a great deal of respect for Elvis, especially during his Sun sessions. As a black people, we all knew that. In fact, Eminem is the new Elvis because, number one, he had the respect for black music that Elvis had”
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“No, I want the girls in this. I want them to be singing. He was a gentle giant. Actress and singer Darlene Love, i) in an interview for”
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“I went to the dentist with him on Monday night around 9:30. We were getting ready for the tour and we talked about the songs we’d use. But we never did rehearse”
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“You have to be kidding me, right?”
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“Well, if you are so intent on helping me, why don”
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“I wonder if you would mind standing beside the camera and let me sing to you when I do my close ups”
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“the incendiary atomic musical firebrand loner who conquered the western world. Gwen Gibson, in an article”
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“Elvis is actually how I got into music, since I was a kid, I was cutting school pretending I was sick and I would lie at home watching old movies, and”
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“I am the Deputy Sheriff of Memphis. I am commanded by the Presley family to invite you to visit with the deceased. He then took me by the elbow eventually ushering me through the doors to a scene I shall never forget. In the hall, a coffin had been placed on trestles. Behind it, in a sombre arc, stood members of the Presley family, including Elvis”
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“No. Really. So, we went to his show, but my attitude was like”
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“s in a shadow box with the nametag in the glass and the autographed program displayed. His DNA has never been washed out of that glass — and never will be. And the man who presented Elvis his award, George H. W. Bush, became America”
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“That would be very nice, sir. No one has offered to take me out in Paris.”
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“The Basie band can’t play in 3/4.”
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2018· 1 entry
“t just a fan, I was his brother; Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him. Last time I saw him was at Graceland, We sang”
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2013· 1 entry
“Cosas que siempre quise contar”
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2007· 1 entry
“, referring to Presley's early SUN Records label recordings and their influence on the Liverpool rock and roll scene”
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2005· 1 entry
“Whether one is an Elvis fan or not there is no doubting that no church in Grimsby or any other town, possibly, has ever seen anything like it before, the most moving and joyful service I have ever officiated at. Some people used to think rock and roll was the devil's music but Elvis was a devout Christian.”
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1992· 1 entry
“d “get two for the price of one”
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1974· 1 entry
“The Great American Popular Singers”
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1972· 4 entries
Died 1972-01-31.
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A tourism master plan was created emphasizing public-private partnership model with the view of creating more jobs and more revenue to the government
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With technical collaboration with United Kingdom
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Which was later renamed as Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management
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1971· 2 entries
Won: Iran (October 1971).
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Won: Philippines (April 1971).
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1970· 1 entry
Won: Kingdom of Laos (1970).
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1968· 1 entry
The king began to release political prisoners, including B
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1967· 2 entries
Which was one of his largest rural development efforts
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And later also in Biratnagar to produce required agricultural tools for the farmers in cheap cost within the country with the technical and economic aid of Soviet Union
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1966· 2 entries
Which was later restructured as the Temperate Horticulture Development Center
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By Government of Nepal to aid the development of Tea industry
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1965· 5 entries
And was inaugurated by King Mahendra in 1966
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A Tea plantation Estate, Soktim Tea was set up in the plains of Jhapa District
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With cooperation with foreign diplomats and tourists by the royal family
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King Mahendra formally endorsed a new population policy to bring equilibrium between population and economic growth
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To distribute high quality agricultural inputs such as seeds, and agro-chemicals at a price accessible to the farmers across the country
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1964· 10 entries
Won: Belgium (1964).
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Won: Germany (1964).
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Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1964).
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To facilitate and manage the industrialization of the economy
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The King travelled to Rara Lake and penned his famous poem Rara Ki Apsara since he got mesmerized by beauty of Rara
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The Royal Drugs laboratory was established to perform scientific research and analysis of drugs as well as development of new drugs
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With the help of USAID, Kathmandu-Hetauda ropeway was started to reduce the cost of goods transportation from India
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With the motive of increasing foreign tourist and the first travel agency "Mountain Travel Nepal" was established immediately afterwards
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To process sugar from sugar cane, Birgunj Sugar Mill was established with economic aid from the then Soviet Union in Parsa
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In the country and making Nepal independent in foreign currency exchange
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1963· 6 entries
When King Mahendra enacted Nepal Airlines Corporation Act
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Surkhet Airport in 1966, Syangboche Airport at Solukhumbu was established in 1971 and Rumjatar Airport and Tumlingtar Airport established in 1972
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Campaign: 1963 Panchayat election.
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With technical and financial assistance from the United States of America (USA)
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With objective to make iodized table salt accessible to all citizens
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With the economic aid from USSR and was later specialized mainly for children in 1968
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1962· 2 entries
Introduced the modern national flag of the country which is being used until today
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Which was the main authority for responsible for providing electricity to the citizens
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1961· 4 entries
Won: United Kingdom (February 1961).
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Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1961).
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King Mahendra laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Mahendra Highway (also called East-West Highway) at Gaindakot
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And the National Education Advisory Board in 1968 in order to implement and refine the education system
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1960· 8 entries
Won: United States of America (1960).
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Won: Japan (April 1960).
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Won: Portugal (July 1960).
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And Nepalgunj Airport and Meghauli Airport in the Chitwan District was established next year in 1961
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The first handicraft exhibition was performed with the royal approval
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When Mahendra opened the Himalayas to tourists for trekking
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To systematically collect and chop firewood produced by forest management and supply it to the general public
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Defining hotel, restaurants, casinos and bringing them under the jurisdiction of law
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1959· 6 entries
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala of the Nepali Congress took the oath of office before the then King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
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To take the country towards a parliamentary system
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Campaign: 1959 general election.
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Nepal became the member of International union of Official travel organization, now known as World Tourism Organization
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Rajbiraj Airport was officially inaugurated
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King Mahendra and Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru jointly inaugurated and laid foundation of Koshi Barrage
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1958· 1 entry
Government announced to build one health center in each 105 electoral constituency and announced to establish zonal hospitals in all 14 zones in 1961
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1957· 4 entries
The department of aviation was established and it started its first scheduled service in 1958
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“Santa Claus Is Back in Town.”
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As an independent institute for the motive of training agriculture technicians which was later brought under Tribhuvan University's management
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“The kid stays in the picture. And anybody who doesn’t like it can quit.”
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1956· 4 entries
Won: France (February 1956).
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King Mahendra appointed Acharya as the prime minister of Nepal
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The first 1728 KW diesel plant of the country was established for the coronation of king Mahendra which opened the door for supply of electricity to the public and made it more accessible
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“Hey man, we all love what you”
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1955· 3 entries
King Mahendra appointed a commission headed by famous writer Balkrishna Sama to make nominations of National heroes of Nepal since ancient times on the basis of their contributions to the nation
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When he was declared a traitor and rebellion against the state by former state powers
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Career landmark: King of Nepal (1955–1972).
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1952· 1 entry
Two years after the death of his crown princess, Mahendra married Indra's younger sister, Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi
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1951· 1 entry
King Tribhuvan launched a successful political movement against the Ranas and established Nepal as a constitutional monarchy
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1950· 1 entry
The then Prince Mahendra was in a love affair with sister-in-law, Ratna, but King Tribhuvan was planning to prevent his son from marrying Rana's daughter Ratna under any circumstances
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1940· 1 entry
Married Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi, the granddaughter of Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and daughter of General Hari Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana
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1920· 3 entries
Born 1920-06-11.
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“proctologist, so on the day I was supposed to meet him, I got into trouble and he didn”
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“That was one of his favorite songs Bluesman, the Reverend Bishop Dwight Arnold Gatemouth Moore, speaking about the impact of the early Elvis Presley on African American musicians, as quoted by Robert Gordon, for Elsewhere, on November 7, 2007. No Country singer Justin Moore”
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