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	List of rulers of Bhutan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In practice, regional penlops, or governors, often ran administered their districts in defiance of the power of the Desi Druks, until the rise of the unified monarchy in the early 20th century.
		The monarchy was established in 1907, unifying the country under the control of the Wangchuck family, the traditional penlops of Trongsa district.
		The king of Bhutan is formally known as the Druk Gyalpo, the Dragon King.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_of_Bhutan (216 words)

	Bhutan - Structure of the Government
		Although criticism of the Druk Gyalpo was not permitted in the public media, it was allowed and took place in National Assembly debates in the 1980s.
		The chairperson and the government representative are appointed by the Druk Gyalpo; the two monks represent the central and district monastic bodies.
		Chaired by the Druk Gyalpo, the Council of Ministers was established in 1968 with the approval of the National Assembly.
	countrystudies.us /bhutan/46.htm (1778 words)

	Bhutan - HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The druk desi was either a monk or a member of the laity--by the nineteenth century, usually the latter; he was elected for a three-year term, initially by a monastic council and later by the State Council (Lhengye Tshokdu).
		Although the Druk Gyalpo could issue royal decrees and exercise veto power over resolutions passed by the National Assembly, its establishment was a major move toward a constitutional monarchy.
		Although he did nothing to undermine the retention of the Wangchuck dynasty, the Druk Gyalpo in 1969 called for a triennial vote of confidence by the National Assembly (later abolished by his successor) to renew the Druk Gyalpo's mandate to rule.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/bhutan/HISTORY.html (5026 words)

	Bhutan - GOVERNMENT
		After his accession to the throne in 1972, the new Druk Gyalpo was assisted by his uncle, Dasho (Prince) Namgyal Wangchuck, and his elder sisters, Ashi Sonam Chhoden Wangchuck and Ashi Dechen Wangmo Wangchuck, who served in the ministries of finance and development as the Druk Gyalpo's representatives.
		The Druk Gyalpo was accused of "cultural suppression," and his government was charged by antigovernment leaders with human rights violations, including the torture of prisoners; arbitrary arrest and detention; denial of due process; and restrictions of freedoms of speech and press, peaceful organization and assembly, and workers' rights.
		In 1960 the Druk Gyalpo had said that Bhutan was not 100 percent independent because of the 1949 treaty, and until Bhutan emerged into the world of international diplomacy by joining the UN in 1971, Article 2 of the treaty seemed intact.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/bhutan/GOVERNMENT.html (6596 words)

	Bhutan - Introduction
		In 1907 the absolute monarchy was established, and the hereditary position of Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King, was awarded to the powerful Wangchuck family.
		The Supreme Court of Appeal, in effect the Druk Gyalpo, is the highest level court; judges are appointed by the Druk Gyalpo.
		The Druk Gyalpo is the supreme commander of the army, but daily operations are the responsibility of the chief operations officer.
	www.sacredsummits.com /bhutan/visitors_info.htm (798 words)

	Bhutan - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		After the dharma raja died in 1903 and no suitable replacement (who must be determined to be the reincarnation of the dharma raja) was found until 1906, the dual system of government was abolished.
		In 1907 Ugyen Wangchuck was installed as the first hereditary druk gyalpo of Bhutan.
		The third druk gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, ruled from 1952 to 1972.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /text_761568123___7/Bhutan.html (836 words)

	South Asian Media Net
		As the principal consulting body to the Druk Gyalpo, the Royal Advisory Council is a key state organization and interacts most directly with the National Assembly.
		The highest-level court is the Supreme Court of Appeal, the Druk Gyalpo himself.
		Following a royal decree issued by king in September 2001 the drafting committee comprising of eminent representatives of the clergy, government, and the people is currently drafting a written constitution for Bhutan to establish a dynamic system of governance which would uphold the true principles of democracy.
	www.southasianmedia.net /profile/bhutan/bhutan_politicalsystem.cfm (2229 words)

	Draft Constitution of Bhutan
		As soon as the Druk Gyalpo regains the ability to exercise the Royal Prerogatives, notice shall be given to that effect by resolution of Parliament or when the Druk Gyalpo resumes the exercise of the Royal Prerogatives under section 7(c) of this Article, such notice shall be by Proclamation.
		The Druk Gyalpo shall abdicate the Throne for willful violations of this Constitution or for being subject to permanent mental disability, on a motion passed by a joint sitting of Parliament in accordance with the procedure as laid down in sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of this Article.
		The Druk Gyalpo shall, on the recommendation of the Four Lopons, appoint a learned and respected monk ordained in accordance with the Druk-lu, blessed with the nine qualities of a spiritual master and accomplished in ked-dzog, as the Je Khenpo.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/bhutan/document/actandordinances/constitution.htm (2298 words)

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		Through this vision and many like it the discipline of Druk Gyalpo was developed.
		Saddened, but not surprised, at the news Harai embraced the noviciates and began to teach them the secrets of Druk Gyalpo in order that they should seek out the Followers of Set and destroy them.
		Druk Gyalpo * Dragon Scales: By rolling Stamina + Occult the Drukpas skin becomes as hard as dragon scales with the No. of successes added to stamina for one hour.
	www.identicalsoftware.com /rpg/wod/vampire/clans.net/oriental/drukpa.txt (894 words)

	bhutan
		He instituted the office of the Druk Desi to look after the temporal administration of the country and the Je Khenpo to look after religious matters.
		His grandson altered his title to Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) and assumed the title of Majesty in 1963.
		The Sovereign: Mang-pos Bhur-ba'i rgyalpo, Druk Gyalpo, i.e.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/Bhutan/bhutan.htm (351 words)

	Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Finally, on December 17, 1907, Ugyen Wangchuk was unanimously elected by all Regional Governors and the Central Monastic Body, at the Punakha Dzong and crowned "Druk Gyalpo" (literally, precious ruler of the dragon people).
		The present king, the fourth hereditary monarch, is Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuk, upon whose coronation in 1974 Bhutan opened its doors to tourists.
		Druk Air does not issue tickets until they have received the visa clearance.
	www15.brinkster.com /amdou/tourism/bhutan.html (2023 words)

	South Asian Media Net
		Modernization efforts moved forward in the 1960s under the direction of the lonchen, Jigme Palden Dorji, the Druk Gyalpo's brother-in-law.
		The unstable situation continued under Dorji's successor as acting lonchen, his brother Lhendup Dorji, and for a time under the Druk Gyalpo's brother, Namgyal Wangchuck, as head of the army.
		The close ties of the Wangchuck and Dorji families were reemphasized in the person of the new king, whose mother, Ashi Kesang Dorji (ashi means princess), was the sister of the lonchen, Jigme Palden Dorji.
	www.southasianmedia.net /profile/bhutan/bhutan_government.cfm (2165 words)

	HIMAL SOUTHASIAN \| Reintroductory Issue \| July - August 2005
		For a country emerging from prot-ectorate status during colonial times, and struggling to emerge from under the shadow of India in the modern era, what Bhutan had lacked was a constitution that set its polity under the rule of law, rather than the benevolence of its ruler.
		While the current Druk gyalpo, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, is widely acknowledged as a modernizing force, the lack of codification of the very institution of state has always made Bhutan vulnerable to the vagaries of internal and external evolution.
		The Druk gyalpo is not answerable in a court of law for his actions.
	www.himalmag.com /2005/july/analysis_4.html (3018 words)

	Bhutan Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		While the political system he established lasted until the beginning of the 20th century, the announcement of the Shabdrung's death in 1705 was followed by 200 years of internal conflict and political infighting.
		Druk Air has no interline agreements with other carriers so you will need to arrange your own ticket to and from wherever you connect with them, as they operate the only airline that flies into Bhutan.
		Druk Air won't issue your ticket until they have received your 'visa clearance' from DOT.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/bhutan?v=print (1425 words)

	Bhutanese Currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		In 1928/29, during the reign of the second King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck (1926-52), fine machine struck silver and copper coins were introduced into circulation, marking the beginning of modern coinage in Bhutan.
		In the mid 1950's, during the reign of the third King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1952-72), the economy gradually started to become more widely monetised, with further issues of "silver" coins, using the dies of his father, but of a nickel alloy.
		Monetary reform commenced in 1974, during the reign of the present King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, with the issue by the Ministry of Finance of the first bank notes in 1974 coinciding with His Majesty's Coronation.
	www.rma.org.bt /aboutrma/currency.htm (1720 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Asia - Bhutan
		After the death of the Dharma Raja, in 1903, Ugyen Wangchuck became the first hereditary Druk Gyalpo (King)in 1907, ending dual leadership in Bhutan.
		Judges appointed by the Druk Gyalpo were responsible for investigations, filing of charges, prosecution, and judgment of defendants.
		Serious crimes were extremely rare throughout the twentieth century, although there were reports of increased criminal activity in the 1980s and early 1990s with the influx of foreign laborers, widening economic disparities, and greater contact with foreign cultures.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/bhutan.html (3155 words)

	Webschooling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		South of the Inner Himalayas and their foothills lies the narrow Duars Plain, which forms a strip 8 to 10 miles wide along the southern borders of Bhutan.
		The monarch is known as the druk gyalpo ("dragon king").
		The druk gyalpo, however, remains the supreme tribunal.
	www.webschooling.com /10102029125141.html (368 words)

	Kuenselonline - Crown Prince holds his first historic Consultations
		As the discussions began, a village elder from Jarey gewog submitted that the age limit of 65 years for the Druk Gyalpo was a contradiction of the traditions established by Bhutan's great forefathers.
		His Royal Highness told the people that His Majesty himself had explained that the responsibilities of the Druk Gyalpo would always have an immense bearing on the people's well being and must always be able to serve the interest of the people to the best of his capability.
		In old age, a Druk Gyalpo would not be able to serve his people and country to the best of his ability.
	www.kuenselonline.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6336 (2585 words)

	Bhutan: bootan.com, His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Born November 11, 1955 in the Dechenchholing palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck became the "Druk Gyalpo" (Dragon King) of Bhutan in 1974 and is the world's youngest reigning monarchs now at 41 years of age.
		Bhutan or "Druk Yul" (Land of the Thunder Dragon) is one of the world's smallest countries with an area that is about the size of Switzerland.
		He was quoted by "Tashi Delek," Druk Air's in-flight magazine as saying, "It is the system, not the throne, which is important.
	www.bootan.com /bhutan/articles/king.shtml (567 words)

	TibetNet - News Flash
		At the age of 15 Ashi Phuntsho Choden was enthroned as the Queen of the second Druk Gyalpo King Jigme Wangchuck.
		In 1928, at the age of 18, she gave birth to the third Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, at Thrupang Palace in Trongsa.
		Her Majesty Ashi Phuntsho Choden was the precious link between the first Druk Gyalpo Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck to the present Druk Gyalpo.
	www.tibet.net /flash/2003/0803/260803_1.html (800 words)

	Timeline Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		His son Jigme Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck (b.1955), the 4th of his dynasty, became king.
		1974 Jun 2, Jigme Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck (18) was crowned king of Bhutan.
		1998 Bhutan’s King Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck formalized a plan dubbed the Four Pillars of Happiness: sustainable economic development, conservation of the environment, the promotion of national culture and good governance.
	www.bonus.com /contour/timelines_history/http@@/timelines.ws/countries/BHUTAN.HTML (816 words)

	Cyber Post On-line
		Druk Net is a collaboration between Bhutan, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Canadian- based International Development Research Center (IDRC).
		The decision earned the Druk Gyalpo, which means “Precious Ruler of the Dragon People”, a new nickname: “His Majesty, Light of the Cyber Age.”
		The land of Druk Gylpo is slowly moving towards modernization since 1984’s microwave link between Thimpu and Hasimara, India, for international communications.
	members.tripod.com /~rsubba/cyber8.htm (627 words)

	Penal Reforms
		Under the Royal Command of His Majesty, the Druk Gyalpo in 1995, the High Court started drafting the Penal Code of Bhutan, which was enacted by the National Assembly in the year 2004.
		His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo commanded the establishment of the Youth Development and Rehabilitation Centre for juveniles on March 26, 1997.
		His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo abolished capital punishment by a Royal Decree on March 20, 2004.
	www.judiciary.gov.bt /html/reform/penal.php (160 words)

	100 years of Monarchy: Bhutan Majestic Travel, Thimphu, Tour, Adventure - About Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		He died in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was receiving medical treatment in 1972, and was succeeded by his son, Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
		Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck (November 11, 1955 -)
		He was formally crowned on June 2, 1974 in a coronation noted for inviting foreign dignitaries, thus signalling the end of the long isolation of the country.
	www.bhutanmajestictravel.com /100_years_of_monarchy.html (696 words)

	Kuenselonline - Trongsa Penlop holds Constitution consultations in Trashi Yangtse
		They said that Kings and Queens in other parts of the world reigned into their old age and asked that the age limit for the Druk Gyalpo be raised or removed altogether.
		On Article 3, Spiritual Heritage, one gup said that the Druk Gyalpo should be the protector of the Kaning Zungdrel and not all religions.
		Besides the Druk Gyalpo is the King of the nation, not of one dzongkhag, and the Monarch of all the people.
	www.kuenselonline.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6353 (2192 words)

	Champions of the Earth - UNEP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Bhutan, a kingdom under the reign of Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) Jigme Singye Wangchuck, has the environment as the centrepiece in its constitution and all of its national development plans.
		Bhutan has an excellent track record in the field of environment - more than 74% of its land is under forest cover and 26% of this cover is protected areas.
		Towards this end, five themes are identified and provide powerful objectives for steering the process of change: human development, the promotion and preservation of culture and heritage, balanced and equitable socio-economic development, good governance, and environmentally sustainable development.
	www.unep.org /champions/Winners_2005/winners?ct=a1 (764 words)

	Punakha Dzong reconstructed - Keys to Bhutan
		Tenso Lapon Dasho Wangchuk is the recipient of the Druk Thuksey for his outstanding contributions in the renovation of the Punakha Dzong and restoration of Lhakhangs and monasteries.
		On December 17, 1907, it was in this Dzong that the Dratshang, Ponlops and Dzongpons, on behalf of the Bhutanese population, put their seals on the historic genja and unanimously elected Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck as the first hereditary monarch of Bhutan.
		With the completion of the project it has been enriched in religious treasures, in structural endurance, and in the beauty of traditional Bhutanese architecture and artwork by the fourth Druk Gyalpo.
	www.keystobhutan.com /bhutan/bhutan_art_reconstruct.php (1575 words)

	Bhutan Times - BT News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The place was in the bosom of the Himalayan Mountain Range — Druk Yul (Land of the Thunder Dragon) embraced by India’s Assam Plains and China’s Tibetan Plateau, otherwise known as the Kingdom of Bhutan.
		The young man’s name is Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Druk Gyalpo (the Dragon King), that is, the King of Bhutan himself.
		The young monarch, having succeeded to the throne in 1972 at a tender age of sixteen, was on a tour in the midst of sadness of his father’s sudden departure from this world.
	www.bhutantimes.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=39 (2605 words)

	B h u t a n - Introduction
		If a woman, married to a Bhutanese National, submits a petition -and takes the oath of loyalty as stated above to the satisfaction of the concerned official, and provided that she has reached the age of majority and is otherwise eligible, her name may be enrolled as a Bhutanese National.
		Any foreigner who has reached the age of majority and is otherwise eligible, can receive a Nationality Certificate provided that in the opinion of His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo his conduct and his service as a Government servant is satisfactory.
		If any person within a period of five years from the day when he was enlisted as a Bhutanese National, if imprisoned in any country for more than one year, the person is liable to be deprived of his Bhutanese nationality without prior notice.
	www.bhootan.org /documents/nationality_law1958.htm (2210 words)

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