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King Bhumibol Adulyadej died at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on 13 October 2016, at 15:52 local time, at the age of 88, as announced by the royal palace later that day. [120] The following day, his body was taken by motorcade to the Grand Palace for the customary bathing rite. [121]
Oct 13, 2016 · Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years as head of state. The 88-year-old king was widely revered but had been in poor health in...
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Oct 13, 2016 · King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the world's longest-reigning monarch who was highly revered by his nation, died at 88 after a prolonged period of illness. Adam Dean for The New...
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Oct 13, 2016 · In 1946, King Ananda died in what remains an unexplained shooting accident at his palace in Bangkok. Bhumibol acceded to the throne when he was 18 years old. His early years as king saw...
Aug 23, 2024 · Bhumibol Adulyadej (born December 5, 1927, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 13, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand) ninth king of the Chakkri dynasty (1950–2016), which has ruled or reigned in Thailand from 1782, and Thailand’s longest-serving monarch.
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Oct 13, 2016 · BANGKOK -- King Bhumibol Adulyadej, revered in Thailand as a demigod, a humble father figure and an anchor of stability through decades of upheaval at home and abroad, died Thursday. He was...
Oct 13, 2016 · Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, died on Thursday aged 88 after seven decades on the throne in which his country was transformed from a genteel...
