2011 in Nepal
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Events from the year 2011 in Nepal.
Incumbents
- President: Ram Baran Yadav
- Prime Minister:
- until 6 February: Madhav Kumar Nepal
- 6 February-29 August: Jhala Nath Khanal
- starting 29 August: Baburam Bhattarai
- Vice President: Parmanand Jha
- Chief Justice: Ram Prasad Shrestha (until 5 May), Khil Raj Regmi (starting 5 May)
Incumbents
- 29 August - Baburam Bhattarai became prime minister.
Events
- In January 2011, The UN mission in Nepal officially ended after disarming Maoist rebels to support peace in the country.[1]
- An earthquake known as 2011 Sikkim earthquake struck between Sikkim, India, and Nepal and resulted in severe structural damage, power blackouts, and deaths.[2]
- In September 2011, a Buddha air flight crashed in Nepal and resulted in the death of all 19 on the plane,16 tourists and 3 crew members.[3]
- In April 2011, global oil prices spiked due to the Libyan crisis and caused an acute fuel shortage in Nepal.[4]
Deaths
- 4 March - Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, former Prime Minister
- 19 January - Hira Devi Waiba [5]
- 20 April - Tul Bahadur pun[6]
References
- ^ "Remarks by Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal Karin Landgren: Flag-lowering ceremony to mark the closure of the mission - Nepal". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ^ "Nepal: Earthquake: 2011/09/18". Asian Disaster Reduction center. 2011.
- ^ Online, India Today (2011-09-25). "10 Indians among 19 killed in Nepal plane crash". India Today. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ^ "Nepal: Kathmandu hit by acute fuel shortage". BBC News. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ^ "Hira Devi dies of burn injuries". Archived from the original on 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ "Gurkha hero and activist Tul Bahadur Pun dies in Nepal". BBC News. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2026-05-21.