2012 in Nepal

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nepal.

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See also:	Other events of 2012 Timeline of Nepalese history

Incumbents

• President: Ram Baran Yadav
• Prime Minister: Baburam Bhattarai
• Vice President: Parmanand Jha
• Chief Justice: Khil Raj Regmi

Events

May

• May 5 - At least 13 people are killed and dozens of others are declared missing as a result of a Nepal flash flood after a mountain river burst its banks.^[1]
• May 14 - An Agni Air flight carrying 21 people crashes while attempting a landing at the mountainous Jomsom Airport. Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev is among the 15 people killed.^[2][3]
• May 16 - British musician Oz Bayldon, representing Music4children, establishes a Guinness World Record by performing the highest concert on land, at 6,676 m (21,246 ft), on Mera Peak.^[4]
• May 28
  • Nepal has neither constitution nor a sitting legislature after an attempt to develop a new national constitution was unsuccessful.^[5]
  • The first Racemandu motorcycle racing event is organized.^[6]
• May 31 - Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam is assassinated in Lalitpur.^[7]

September

• September 6 - The United States removes the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) from their terror list, citing "a credible commitment to pursuing peace and reconciliation". In June, a group around party vice-president Mohan Baidya announced a split in the party.^[8]

See also

• Years in India
• Years in China