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Bhumibol Adulyadej [b] [c] (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent Asian sovereign, and the third-longest of any sovereign state.
In 1952, King Bhumibol Adulyadej composed the "Royal Marines March" (Thai: มาร์ชราชนาวิกโยธิน), the official march of the Royal Thai Marine Corps. It was the 30th composition by the king. It was first performed on 7 June 1959, during the visit of the American 7th Fleet to Thailand. [1] [2] [3] [4]
During the long reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, spanning over 70 years, the procession only occurred 16 times. The Royal Barge Procession, in the present, consists of 52 barges: 51 historical barges, and the Royal Barge, the Narai Song Suban, which King Rama IX built in 1994. It is the only barge built during King Bhumibol's reign.
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was crowned King of Thailand on 5 May 1950 at the Grand Palace, Bangkok. [1] He ascended the throne at the age of 18 upon the death of his older brother King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) nearly four years prior, on 9 June 1946.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej's speech in his 2005 national birthday broadcast could have been interpreted as a suggestion that he welcomed criticism. [20] The lèse-majesté law is part of Thailand's criminal-law code and has been described as the "world's harshest lèse majesté law" [21] and "possibly the strictest criminal-defamation law anywhere ...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday, was a stabilising figure in the Southeast Asian nation, which went through tumultuous change during his 70-year reign". Adding that "although the Thai baht and the stock exchange index will remain under pressure, much of the uncertainty premium is already built into the price of both, thus losses will ...
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Members of the public queuing to pay their last respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2017. The kot, containing the body, is enshrined in the throne hall for a period of time (usually at least 100 days). In modern times, this has become analogous to lying-in-state, although the practice predates Western contact and did not originally serve to ...