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Jigme Singye Wangchuck
rule of Bhutan
accession to the throne
drafting of constitution
effort to reduce India’s control of Bhutan
expulsion of Tibetans from Bhutan
Jigme Kesar Namgyel Wangchuck succeeds his father as king
picture of Jigme Singye Wangchuck
1974: Bhutan
Guns boomed a royal salute and conch shells were piercingly trumpeted by brocaded Buddhist monks at the coronation of Jigme Singhe Wangchuck, 18, as the fourth druk gyalpo (dragon king) of Bhutan. The brief ceremony was held June 2 in an inner sanctum of the massive red and white fortress that...
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