Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1952 to 1972 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the third king of Bhutan. For his grandson, the Gyaltshab of Bhutan, see Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (born 1986).
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ འཇིགས་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་མཆོག་, Wylie: jigs med rdo rje dbang phyug; 2 May 1928[2][3] – 21 July 1972) was the 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan.[4]
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Jigme Dorji Wangchuck | |
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King of Bhutan | |
Reign | 30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972 |
Coronation | 27 October 1952[1] |
Predecessor | Jigme Wangchuck |
Successor | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
Born | (1928-05-02)2 May 1928 Thruepang Palace, Trongsa |
Died | 21 July 1972(1972-07-21) (aged 44) Nairobi, Kenya |
Burial | Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang
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Spouse | Ashi Kesang Choden |
Issue | Sonam Chhodron Wangchuck Dechan Wangmo Wangchuck Jigme Singye Wangchuck Pema Lhadon Wangchuck Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck |
House | Wangchuck |
Father | Jigme Wangchuck |
Mother | Ashi Phuntsho Choden |
Religion | Buddhism |
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He began to open Bhutan to the outside world, began modernization, and took the first step towards democratization.