2017 in Nepal
Incumbents
- President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
- Vice President: Nanda Kishor Pun
- Prime Minister: previously Pushpa Kamal Dahal and currently Sher Bahadur Deuba
- Chief Justice: Sushila Karki (until 9 June), Gopal Prasad Parajauli (starting 9 June)
Events
May
- May 14 - First phase of Local elections.
- May 27 - Summit Air Flight 409 crashes on final approach at Lukla Airport.
June
- June 28 - Second phase of Local elections.
August
- August 7/8 - Partial Lunar eclipse visible from entire Nepal.
- August 10–14 - Monsoon Floods lead to death of about 150 people in southern districts of Nepal.
September
- September 18 - Third phase of Local elections.
October
- October 14 - Tenure of Legislature Parliament ends.
November
- November 26 – First round of the legislative election.
December
- December 7 – Second round of the legislative election [1]
Deaths
- 14 January – Yama Buddha, rapper (b. 1987).[2]
- 6 May – Min Bahadur Sherchan, mountaineer (b. 1931)
- 6 May – Marshall Julum Shakya, politician (b. 1939)
- 14 July – Ram Hari Joshi, former minister and founding member of Nepali Congress (b. 1928)[3]
- 11 November – Kirti Nidhi Bista, 25th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1927)
References
- Doshi, Vidhi (6 December 2017). "Nepal votes Thursday. China and India are watching closely". Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- Sharma, Chiran (15 January 2017). "Famous rapper Yama Buddha no more". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Magar, Santa Gaha. "निष्ठाका पर्याय रामहरि जोशी". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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