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Name: Bhumibol Adulyadej
Birth Date: December 5, 1927
Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: Thai
Gender: Male
Occupations: king

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Biography of Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Bhumibol Adulyadej (born 1927) was declared king of Thailand in 1946 and formally crowned four years later. He represented the Chakri Dynasty that has preserved the independence of Thailand for more than 200 years. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, born on...


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(b. 1927), Thai monarch. His Majesty King Bhumipol Adulyadej (pronounced Pumipon Adunyadet) is the longest-reigning monarch in the world, having been on the throne since 1946. He is the ninth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, founded in 1782, and...
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
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(born Dec. 5, 1927, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.) Ninth king of the Chakri dynasty and Thailand's longest-ruling monarch. A grandson of King Chulalongkorn, he succeeded to the throne in 1946 after the death of his older brother, King Ananda Mahidol (r....
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Pacific Affairs
The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej.(Book review)
03/22/2007: 785 words, approx. 3 pages
THE KING NEVER SMILES: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej. By Paul M. Handley. New Haven (CT) and London (England): Yale University Press, 2006. xi, 499 pp. US$38.00, cloth. ISBN 0-300-10682-3. Handley's controversial biography of the king was banned in Thailand before...
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Newsweek International
The Titans In Their Twilight.(World Affairs)(Suharto, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Mahathir Mohammad and Lee Kuan Yew)
02/04/2008: 1,450 words, approx. 5 pages
Byline: George Wehrfritz; With Jonathan Adams in Taipei As Southeast Asia's prototypical strongman nears death, Indonesia sets the tone for an uncertain era. They were the titans of their time: larger-than-life figures who, through skill and force of personality, built their...
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AP News
Thailand drops plan to sue Google
5/11/2007: 282 words, approx. 1 pages
The Thai government abruptly scrapped plans to sue Google after the U.S. company agreed to remove from a Web site video clips deemed insulting to the country's revered king, an official said Friday.The government blocked access to YouTube _ a popular video-sharing site owned by...
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Thailand lifts 4-month ban on YouTube
8/31/2007: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
The Thai government said Friday it has lifted a four-month ban on YouTube after the popular video-sharing Web site's operator agreed not to allow videos that violate the country's laws or are deemed offensive to Thai people.The government blocked access to YouTube on April 4...
 


 

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