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King Gyanendra Shah

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The Resume

    (July 7, 1947- )
    Born in Kathmandu, Nepal
    King of Nepal (1950-1951, 2001-2008)
    Brother of King Dipendra
    Nepalese monarchy abolished in 2008

Why he might be annoying:

    He wears a lot of goofy-looking hats.
    He first became king as a toddler when his father fled Nepal.
    He became king for a second time after his nephew, the crown prince, killed the king of Nepal and eight other family members. The crown prince then shot himself and was comatose for three days before dying.
    Conspiracists believe Gyanendra was involved in the massacre.
    Although Nepal is a constitutional monarchy, he seized absolute power in a 2005 coup.
    His son, Prince Paras, is a ne'er-do-well.
    He and the family stole money from a conservation fund.
    He and his family are very rich, even though most Nepalese are poor.
    He committed a lot of civil rights violations.
    He became a very unpopular king.
    He lost his job in 2008, when Nepalese parliament voted to abolish the monarchy.
    Nepal's Maoist rebels insisted on an end to the monarchy.
    In 2010, he said, 'I don't believe the monarchy has ended.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He decided to remain in Nepal after it became a republic.
    He regretted his 2005 power grab.
    When he was three, his father and grandfather fled the country following a political plot and left him behind.
    An ex-general, Vivek Kumar Shah, wrote a book that absolved him of blame in the Nepalese royal massacre.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 172 Votes: 62.79% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 56 Votes: 76.79% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 82.26% Annoying