Events from the year 1999 in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

Incumbents

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Birendra Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...

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Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ne, गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the ...

(1998 – May 1999) and

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Krishna Prasad Bhattarai ( Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई; 13 December 19244 March 2011) also known as Kishunji was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from ...

* Chief Justice:

Mohan Prasad Sharma Mohan Prasad Sharma (16 December 1934 – 19 January 2022) was a Nepalese judge who served as 12th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 13 April 1998 to 15 December 1999. He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal, Birendra. Sharma was precede ...

(1998–1999) and

Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya was a Nepalese judge who served as 13th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 16 December 1999 to 5 December 2002. He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal, Birendra. Upadhyaya was preceded by Mohan Prasad Sharma ...

(from December 1999)

Events

* May – General elections were held from 3 to 17 May. * 5 September –

Necon Air Flight 128 Necon Air Flight 128 (3Z 128/NEC 128) was a scheduled domestic flight from Pokhara Airport to Kathmandu Airport in Nepal on 5 September 1999. The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashed when it hit a telecommunications tower. Aircraft The aircraft invol ...

crashes in the west of

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. * September and October − 8th South Asian Games were held in Kathmandu from 25 September to 4 October. * November – ANFA League Cup is held from 20 to 30 November. * December –

Indian Airlines Flight 814 Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on Friday, 24 December 1999, whe ...

is hijacked in Indian

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between

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, and

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, India.

Births

* 27 February –

Lalit Rajbanshi Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi ( Nepali: ललित नारायण राजवंशी, born 27 February 1999) is a Nepalese cricketer. He made his List A debut for Nepal against Zimbabwe in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 4 March 2018. ...

, cricketer * 20 May – Kajal Shrestha, cricketer * 7 July –

Apsari Begam Apsari Begam () is a Nepali cricketer who plays for the Nepal women's national cricket team. International career Apsari Begam had debuted in the international matches for Nepal in the T20I match against United Arab Emirates women's national ...

, cricketer * 3 September –

Malati Rishidev Malati Rishidev is the shortest woman in Nepal. She was born on September 3, 1999. She is tall and her weight is about 13.6 kg (30 pounds). She was born in Biratchowk, Morang district. See also *Khagendra Thapa Magar Khagendra Thapa Magar ...

, shortest woman in Nepal. * 27 November – Pratima Sherpa, golfer * 5 December –

Curtis Waters Abhinav Bastakoti (born December 20, 1999), known by his stage name Curtis Waters, is a Canadian-American musician and songwriter. He is known for his self-produced 2020 debut single " Stunnin'". He is the first Nepal-born musician to attain inte ...

, Nepali Canadian musician

Deaths

* 26 April –

Man Mohan Adhikari Man Mohan Adhikari (Magi) ( ne, मन मोहन अधिकारी 9 June 1920 – 26 April 1999) was the 31st Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He is the ...

, former Prime Minister * 4 May –

Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Mahendra Narayan Nidhi (24 February 1922 – 4 May 1999) was a Nepali politician, democracy fighter, and Gandhian leader. He was the Minister of water resources and local development in the Interim government led by Krishna Prasad Bhattarai afte ...

, politician * 22 July –

Arun Thapa Arun Thapa Magar (born January 1952– 22 July 1999) was a Nepali singer and songwriter. In 2003, according to an international poll conducted by BBC, more than half-a million people from 165 countries voted his composition ''Reetu haruma timi ha ...

, singer

References

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