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2. Jigme Singye Wangchuck - Wikipedia

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   Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med seng ge dbang phyug; [1] born 11 November 1955) is a member of the House of Wangchuck who was the king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdication in 2006.

3. King of Bhutan - Wikipedia

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   Thus, while kings of Bhutan are known as Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), the Bhutanese people call themselves the Drukpa, meaning "people of Druk (Bhutan)". The current sovereign of Bhutan is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth Druk Gyalpo. [2] He wears the Raven Crown, which is the official crown worn by the kings of Bhutan.

4. List of rulers of Bhutan - Wikipedia

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   The King of Bhutan, formally known as the Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), also occupies the office of Druk Desi under the "Dual System of Government". Since the enactment of the Constitution of 2008 , the Druk Gyalpo has remained head of state , while the Prime Minister of Bhutan acts as executive and head of government in a parliamentary ...

5. Khamsum Singye Wangchuck - Wikipedia

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   Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (born 6 October 1985) is a prince of Bhutan.He is the son of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck.

6. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck - Wikipedia

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   Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born on 21 February 1980 at Kathmandu (maternity Hospital). [3] He is the eldest son of the fourth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, [4] Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon. [5]

7. Public holidays in Bhutan - Wikipedia

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   The date marks the coronation of Ugyen Wangchuck as the first Druk Gyalpo of modern Bhutan. [18] Celebrations are held at Changlimithang Stadium, and include a public address by the Druk Gyalpo and a procession including a statue of Ugyen Wangchuck to honor the first Druk Gyalpo and the independent Bhutanese nation. [19] [20] [21]

8. Wangchuck dynasty - Wikipedia

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   After consolidating power, the 12th Penlop of Trongsa Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck was elected Druk Gyalpo, thus founding the dynasty. The position of Druk Gyalpo – who heads the royal family of Bhutan – is more commonly known in English as the King of Bhutan, however "Druk Gyalpo" would be translated literally as "Dragon King" (or less commonly ...

9. Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck - Wikipedia

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   Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (born 10 January 1979) is a princess of Bhutan.She is the daughter of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck.