2012 in Nepal
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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nepal.
Incumbents[]
- President: Ram Baran Yadav
- Prime Minister: Baburam Bhattarai
- Vice President: Parmanand Jha
- Chief Justice: Khil Raj Regmi
Events[]
May[]
- May 5 - At least 13 people are killed and dozens of others are declared missing as a result of a Nepal flash flood after a mountain river burst its banks.[1]
- May 14 - An Agni Air flight carrying 21 people crashes while trying to land at Jomsom Airport in mountainous northern Nepal. Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev is among the 15 people killed.[2][3]
- May 16 - British musician Oz Bayldon, representing Music4children, establishes a Guinness World Record by performing the highest concert on land, at 6,676 m (21,246 ft), on Mera Peak.[4]
- May 28 - Political parties in Nepal fail to agree on a new constitution, leaving the country with no constitution and no sitting national Legislature.[5]
- May 31 - Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam is assassinated in Lalitpur.[6]
September[]
- September 6 - The United States removes the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) from their terror list, citing "a credible commitment to pursuing peace and reconciliation". In June, a group around party vice-president Mohan Baidya announced a split in the party.[7]
See also[]
- Years in India
- Years in China
References[]
- ^ "Nepal floods: Thirteen dead near Annapurna". 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Plane carrying 21 crashes in Nepal". 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "India Bachchan co-star Taruni dies in Nepal plane crash". 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Highest altitude concert on land". Guinness World Records. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Nepal left without constitution, Assembly". 28 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Justice Rana Bahadur Bam's murderers get life in prison". The Himalayan Times. APCA Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Delisting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)". 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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