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	Jigme Singye Wangchuck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jigme Singye Wangchuck, (or in a pronunciation-based Romanization Jimi Singgê 'Wangchu) is the King of Bhutan.
		He was born November 11, 1955 and succeeded to the throne at the age of 17, in 1972, after the death of his father, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jigme_Singye_Wangchuk (337 words)

	Jigme Wangchuk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jigme Wangchuk (1902/1906 – March 30, 1952) was king of Bhutan from August 21, 1926 until his death.
		Under his reign, Bhutan continued to maintain almost complete isolation from the outside world, with the United Kingdom, then the colonial power in India responsible for foreign affairs.
		He was succeeded by his son, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jigme_Wangchuk (95 words)

	Encyclopedia: Jigme Singye Wangchuk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jigme Singye Wangchuk, or in a pronunciation-based Romanization Jimi Singgê 'Wangchu (born November 11, 1955) is the king of Bhutan.
		He succeeded to the throne at the age of 17, in 1972, after the death of his father, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk (Jimi Dôji 'Wangchu).
		Jigme Dorji Wangchuk (1929-July 21, 1972) was king of Bhutan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jigme-Singye-Wangchuk (497 words)

	Jigme Singye Wangchuk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jigme Singye Wangchuk, or in a pronunciation-based Romanization Jimi Singgê 'Wangchu (born November 11, 1955) is the king of (A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India) Bhutan.
		He succeeded to the throne at the age of 17, in 1972, after the death of his father, (additional info and facts about Jigme Dorji Wangchuk) Jigme Dorji Wangchuk (Jimi Dôji 'Wangchu).
		He projects the image of one who maintains a simple lifestyle—preferring to work in a small log cabin above the capital, (additional info and facts about Thimphu) Thimphu, rather than in the fortress-like palace used by his four wives, all of whom are sisters.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ji/jigme_singye_wangchuk.htm (258 words)

	Anti-nuke issue
		The changes planned by King Jigme may or may not have something to do with the Lhotshampa refugees matter, which has been the longest-running and biggest crisis in the history of modern Bhutan and which has brought a lot of unwelcome publicity for the Dragon Kingdom’s kingly regime.
		This latest move is said to come in line with the policy of decentralisation pursued by King Jigme over the past 15 years, where local committees have been formed to decide the development agenda and local matters.
		This good, certainly, is planned for the citizens of Bhutan presently within Bhutan, but it may be that the changes may well work towards the benefit of those who have been pushed out, under the authority of the very individuals the monarch is presently about to push out of his cabinet.
	www.himalmag.com /July98/brief4.htm (617 words)

	worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers
		Ugyen Wangchuk became Bhutan's druk gyalpo in 1907 with British approval, and in 1910 the Bhutanese government agreed in a treaty to be guided by Great Britain in external affairs in return for an increased annual subsidy and the promise of noninterference in Bhutan's internal affairs.
		The country's current king, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, became ruler on the death of his father, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, in 1972.
		Jigme Singye Wangchuk has proved to be a capable and energetic leader who has continued the policy of modernization and development while simultaneously trying to preserve Bhutan's rich cultural heritage and natural environment.
	www.worldsurface.com /browse/static.asp?staticpageid=289 (603 words)

	Monarchy and Royal family of Bhutan: Bhutannewsonline.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1952-1972) was born in 1928.
		HRH Dasho Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck is the Crown Prince.
		HRH Dasho Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, Crown Prince, son of Ashi Tshering Yangdön Wangchuck.
	www.bhutannewsonline.com /monarchy.html (1304 words)

	Clash at Gaylegphug
		The Wangchuk and the Dorjees were the traditional partners in the administration of Bhutan since late nineteenth century.
		The assassination plot was hatched by Chhabda Namgyal Bahadur Wangchuk, a distant relative of the royal palace.
		King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, on the eve of his formal coronation, brought 264 houses of northern Bhutanese on an experimental basis to settle in the tropical plain.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=24332 (1147 words)

	AT Editorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I had met the late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk a few times while posted at Mangaldai as SDO (1963—65) and at Dhubri as DC (1967—69).
		Earlier the present King’s uncle, Wangchuk Namgyal, who is now the King’s Representative, was my batchmate in the IAS training College at Mussoorie for a year during 1961—62).
		Wangchuk and I had developed a warm friendship.
	www.assamtribune.com /jan1104/edit1.html (1284 words)

	TIBETAN BULLETIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The boss is HM King Jigme Singye Wangchuk of Bhutan, hereditary ruler of the remote Himalayan kingdom.
		And that is precisely how Jigme considers his role as hereditary ruler of this small, landlocked country — “the job”.
		Jigme wants Bhutan to be the “Switzerland of South Asia”: clean, independent, more prosperous than its neighbours.
	www.tibetnews.com /bulletin/98Issue2/page29.html (970 words)

	Access International Domains
		Ugyen Wangchuk, the governor of Tongsa, became the new Maharajah of Bhutan and the throne became hereditary within his family.
		In 1952, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk ascended the throne and established the National Assembly in 1953.
		King Jigme Singye Wangchuk embarked on a more independent foreign policy program than his father and Bhutan joined the Non-Aligned Movement in 1973, began border negotiations with the PRC, and was a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
	webdb.iu.edu /internationalprograms/scripts/accesscoverpage.cfm?country=bhutan (1850 words)

	BBC-news on Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Wangchuk has been under growing pressure over the past decade to introduce a democratic system.Correspondents say that by dissolving his cabinet King Wangchuk may be preparing for a move towards democracy.
		King Jigme Singye Wangchuk is one of the world's last absolute monarchs but has said he wants to institutionalise checks and balances in the kingdom's political system.
		The King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, said the loss of the monastery was a cause for national mourning.
	www.inwent.org /v-ez/lis/bhutan/news.htm (2338 words)

	Bloggledygook: Everybody Wangchuk Tonight. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who became king in 1972, has opted—by prevalent standards in his kingdom—for a fairly liberal approach through a Constitution that allows the monarch to proclaim emergency on the ‘‘written advice’’ of the Prime Minister.
		King Wangchuk, at least in comparison and possibly in real practice, seem to have established himself as yet another democrat who has felt the winds of changed and welcomed them in to his country.
		In March, Bhutan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuk announced democratic reforms for his tiny country, which is nestled between China and India.
	www.bloggledygook.com /bloggledygook/2005/03/everybody_wangc.html (917 words)

	Bhutan-Bhutan travel, Bhutan tours, Bhutan trekking, Bhutan Tour Operators, Bhutan Travel Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		December 1907,when Sir Ugyen Wangchuk was crowned as the first hereditary King of Bhutan and ruled from 1907 to 1926.
		His Majesty the King Jigme Wangchuk ruled from 1926 to 1952 and his Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuk from 1952 to 1972.
		The present His Majesty the King Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born on November 11, 1955 at Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu.
	www.bhutanadventure.com /kingfamily.htm (415 words)

	Publius Pundit - Blogging the democratic revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Jigme Singye Wangchuck said that by the end of the year his 700,000 subjects would be given the right to elect two houses of parliament, whose members would be empowered to impeach the monarch by a two-thirds vote.
		The British-educated King Jigme, who succeeded at the age of 16 in 1972, said an absolute monarchy was an anachronism.
		Jigme Wangchuk will join the Hashemites, Marcus Aurelius and Franz Josef II in my pantheon of sympathetic monarchs.
	www.publiuspundit.com /?p=779 (1401 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Editorials : SMOKING OUT THE WEED
		THE KING OF Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, plans to "cut down on cigarettes" as well he might.
		In Wangchuk's new Shangri-la — which once famously proclaimed that the "gross national happiness" was more important than the gross national product — it is now illegal to buy or sell tobacco, or smoke it in public.
		Now even King Jigme Wangchuk will not be able to sneak the odd cigarette out of the privacy of his palatial home.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2005/02/07/stories/2005020702091000.htm (548 words)

	bhutan2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		1949), third daughter of H.H. Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sir Jigme Wangchuk, Maharaja of Bhutan, KCIE, by his second wife, H.M. Queen Pema Dechen, younger daughter of Dasho Jamyang, Chume Shengo.
		second, Dasho Topga Rimpoche), eldest daughter of H.H. Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sir Jigme Wangchuk, Maharaja of Bhutan, KCIE, by his second wife, H.M. Queen Pema Dechen, younger daughter of Dasho Jamyang, Chume Shengo.
		October 1951, H.M. Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, King of Bhutan.
	4dw.net /royalark/Bhutan/bhutan2.htm (703 words)

	Timeline Bhutan
		1955 Nov 11, Jigme Singye Wangchuk was born.
		King Wangchuk balked at making the trip and quickly appointed his aide, Jigme Palden Dorji, as prime minister to meet Nehru 127 miles away by mule and foot.
		1974 Jun 2, Jigme Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck (18) was crowned king of Bhutan.
	timelines.ws /countries/BHUTAN.HTML (816 words)

	Bhutan Online Research :: Information about Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1953, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk established the country's legislature a 130-member National Assembly to promote a more democratic form of governance.
		In 1998, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk introduced significant political reforms, transferring most of his powers to the Prime Minister and allowing for impeachment of the King by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly.
		Bhutan's Head of state is the Kings of Bhutan ("Dragon King"), presently Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
	in-northcarolina.com /search/Bhutan.html (4593 words)

	Trip to Bhutan.com ::: Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		His Majesty, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, fourth in the Wangchuck dynasty is head of the state.
		Established in 1953 by His Late Majesty, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, the main functions of the National Assembly are to enact laws, approve senior appointments in government and advise on all matters of national importance.
		It normally meets twice a year and consists of 154 members comprising 105 elected representatives of the people, 10 representatives of the clergy and 39 nominated representatives of the government.
	www.triptobhutan.com /government.htm (370 words)

	NSM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1969 the absolute monarchy gave way to a "democratic monarchy." In 1972 the crown prince, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, became the fourth hereditary king of Bhutan upon his fathers death; he was crowned in June, 1974.
		In 1998 the famous Taktsang Monastery in the mountains of W Bhutan, containing one of the finest collections of early Himalayan Buddhist art, was destroyed by fire.
		As a youngster, Jigme Singye Wangchuck stopped playing goalie in soccer when he realized that none of the players dared to knock one past the future King of Bhutan.
	www.strategicnetwork.org /index.php?loc=ct&ct=BTN& (1452 words)

	Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd.
		Bhutanese King, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, may not be a role model for denying democratic rights to his own people, he seems to be setting up an example by giving up smoking in public places, reports say.
		Wangchuk was also frank in his observation about Nepal, especially the threat posed by the Maoist rebels there.
		He observed that the threat posed by the Maoists in Nepal was becoming serious and warned that unless dealt with effectively and resolved at the earliest, it will have a negative impact in the neighbourhood as well.
	www.nepalnews.com /archive/2005/jan/jan30/news01.php (525 words)

	Freedom in the World 1998-99: Bhutan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1972, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, the current monarch, succeeded his father to the throne.
		In June 1998, the King dissolved the council of ministers, or cabinet; removed himself as its chairman; gave parliament the power, in theory, to remove the king through a two-thirds vote; and allowed the legislature to elect a majority of the cabinet, although the king will still assign portfolios.
		In July, diplomat Jigme Thinley became head of the council of ministers.
	www.freedomhouse.org /survey99/country/bhutan.html (899 words)

	Printer Friendly Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuk will be in India on a six-day working visit beginning Wednesday.
		He will be accompanied by Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk and will hold discussions with the Indian leadership besides using the opportunity to introduce the Crown Prince to leaders here.
		Wangchuk will call on President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and hold discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is expected to host a lunch for him on Thursday.
	www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=59510 (107 words)

	Government (from Bhutan) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The present king, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, is the fourth in a royal line that was established in 1907.
		The political situation in Bhutan continued to be stable at both the national and the district levels in 2002.
		The king stated that the cabinet's primary tasks would continue to be to expel the three Indian local political forces from Assam...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-25028?tocId=25028 (840 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bhutan unveils new constitution
		King Jigme Singye Wangchuk says the draft will be sent to all 530,000 citizens, asking for their views.
		King Wangchuk assumed the throne at the age 16, the fourth ruler in the Wangchuk dynasty that came to power in December 1907.
		The transition began four years ago when the king handed down powers of daily governance to a council of ministers and even empowered the national assembly to force a royal abdication if the motion was backed by three-quarters of its membership.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/4385649.stm (319 words)

	bhutan3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		1907 - 1926 H.H. Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sir Ugyen Wangchuk, Maharaja of Bhutan, GCIE (1.1.1921, KCIE 2.1.1905), KCSI (12.12.1911).
		1926 - 1952 H.H. Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sir Jigme Wangchuk, Maharaja of Bhutan, KCIE (3.6.1930, CIE 1927).
		August 1955 (div.), Dasho Kalden Dorji, son of Dasho Jigme Palden Dorji, sometime Prime Minister and Regent of Bhutan, by his wife Tsering Yangdzom, of the Tsarong family of Lhasa.
	4dw.net /royalark/Bhutan/bhutan3.htm (1334 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bhutan celebrates king's reign
		Celebrations have been held in the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu, to mark the 30th anniversary of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk's accession to the throne and the 28th anniversary of his coronation.
		But this was primarily a celebration of the reign of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk.
		King Jigme is currently spearheading the campaign to turn his country into a constitutional monarchy with its first written constitution.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/south_asia/2022212.stm (429 words)

	Ethnic Cleasning the Bhutan way : Bangkok Post
		Bhutan's Foreign Minister Jigme Thinley, has said that any refugees allowed back into his country from Nepal will be free to speak their own language, practise their own religion and wear traditional dress.
		The minister was speaking to the BBC as Nepalese and Bhutanese officials began the long-awaited process of interviewing an estimated 100,000 refugees camped in eastern Nepal.
		In addition to a tour of Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Park, the prince is to visit the Bhutanese Institute of Traditional Medicine and have lunch with the king at Dechenchholing Palace, the residence of Bhutan's Queen Mother
	www.bhootan.org /internation_news/bbc-news.htm (6032 words)

	BHUTAN
		Jigme Palden Dorji, born 1919, lonchen, Prime Minister of Bhutan 1955/1964, married Tessla Tsarong and had issue.
		Jigme Palden Dorji [born as Jigme Tobgye, later re-named after his grandfather], born 1967.
		Ugyen Dorji [Phodang Rinpoche or Rimp], born 1930, married 1stly,1955, Choki Wangchuk, married 2ndly, Savitri.
	uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/states/asia/bhutan.html (465 words)

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