The following lists events that happened during

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

in Nepal.

Incumbents

* President: Ram Baran Yadav (starting 23 July) * Prime Minister: Girija Prasad Koirala (starting 25 May and ending 18 August), Prachanda (starting 18 August) * Vice President: Parmanand Jha (starting 23 July) * Chief Justice:

Kedar Prasad Giri Kedar Prasad Giri (May 7, 1944 - November 23, 2018) was a Nepalese judge who served as 18th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 5 October 2007 to 7 May 2009. He was appointed by Girija Prasad Koirala. He was preceded by Dilip Kumar Poudel ...

Events

May

* May 26 - Nepalese authorities ban rallies and mass meetings in Kathmandu prior to the first meeting of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly which is expected to declare Nepal a republic. * May 28 - The Nepalese Constituent Assembly meets for the first time after the

2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 10 April 2008,

and votes to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.

June

* June 11 - The last King of Nepal Gyanendra departs from Narayanhiti Palace for the last time after Nepal is declared to be a republic.

July

* July 21 - Nepal's presidential election concludes with Ram Baran Yadav winning with a majority.

August

* August 15 - The Nepalese Constituent Assembly elects former Maoist rebel Prachanda as the first Prime Minister of Nepal as a republic.

Deaths

Edmund Hillary - First person to reach top of Everest.

References

{{Year in Asia, 2008 Nepal 2000s in Nepal Years of the 21st century in Nepal Nepal