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06-27-2004, 05:46 PM
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Kingdom of Bhutan
Canada Formalizes Ties with Remote Kingdom
Bhutan's first-ever Ambassador to Canada presents his credentials. On May 4, 2004, the first-ever Bhutanese Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Daw Penjo, presented his credentials to the Governor General at Rideau Hall. This ceremony marked the culmination of a process started in June 2003, when Canada and Bhutan formally agreed to enter into diplomatic relations. Canada is the first country in the Americas with which Bhutan has diplomatic relations. In fact, Bhutan has diplomatic relations with only 22 countries world-wide, the majority of which are in South and Southeast Asia. Bhutan, a small and mountainous kingdom between China and eastern India, has long been considered one of the remotest countries on the planet. It remains little-known and rarely visited. Bhutan's special appreciation of Canada began in the early-1960's when a Canadian Jesuit was invited to help create a secondary school system. This special relationship was subsequently reinforced through the assistance given to the Bhutanese government by Maurice Strong as they sought to ease themselves into the international arena. Ambassador Penjo will reside in New York, where he is also the head of mission for Bhutan's permanent mission to the United Nations.
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07-01-2004, 11:54 AM
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from the ARMB
The King privately wed the 4 sisters in 1979 but did not publicly celebrate until 1988 The Crown Prince is the son of the third wife, Ashi Tshering Yangdön Wangchuck, and was born in 1980. He has an M Phil in Politics at Magdalen College, Oxford. The King lives in a small cottage that has been called a "log cabin" by some. The photo below is undated and is of the King and his 4 wives: King and wives Bhutan's has 4 queens and they are sisters. An official royal wedding and a public ceremony was held on 31 October 1988. Each has her own palace, although the king lives by himself. They are: Ashi Dorji Wangmo (the eldest of the sisters) Ashi Tshering Pem Ashi Tshering Yangdon Ashi Sangay Choedon. The King and the 4 Queens have five sons and five daughters. HRH Dasho Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck is the Crown Prince.
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07-01-2004, 11:59 AM
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Bhutan's Queen Ashi Tshering Pema Wangchuk in Switzerland
Bhutan's Queen Ashi Tshering Pema Wangchuk, center, receives a warm welcome by school children in Weggis, Switzerland, Thursday, June 24, 2004. The Queen arrived with a steamboat from Lucerne and will attend a people's festival on Mount Rigi during the upcoming weekend Bhutan's Queen Ashi Tshering Pema Wangchuk waves to the crowd upon her arrival in Weggis, Switzerland Bhutan's Queen Ashi Tshering Pema Wangchuk, right, receives a warm welcome by school children Queen Ashi The Queen
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08-12-2004, 03:20 PM
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It was so intresting that I had to find some pics:
http://www.galen-frysinger.com/bhutan/bhutan28.jpg http://www.galen-frysinger.com/bhutan/bhutan29.jpg http://www.galen-frysinger.com/bhutan/bhutan30.jpg
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07-14-2005, 12:43 PM
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08-01-2005, 09:12 AM
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Bhutan's king in India for talks amid warming ties between neighbours.
Bhutan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuk arrived in New Delhi for a four-day state visit, his second trip this year to India, amid warming ties between the neighbours. India's foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, was at the airport on Monday to greet the monarch who paid a six-day visit to India in January. Relations between the nations have strengthened since Bhutan staged a military operation in 2003 to turf out Indian separatist guerrilla groups based in the kingdom who were staging hit-and-run attacks on Indian targets. The king was slated to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to boost "bilateral cooperation in diversified fields" and meet cabinet ministers, a foreign ministry official said. India and the Himalayan kingdom signed a pact earlier this year to explore constructing a railway linking them and are keen to complete a 1,500-megawatt power project at Punatsangchu in Bhutan by the end of 2006. The king announced the end of absolute monarchy with the publication earlier this year of a draft constitution to establish multi-party democracy by the end of 2005. Singh was due to host an official dinner for the monarch during the visit, the Press Trust of India reported LINK Last edited by Warren; 12-18-2005 at 05:29 AM. Reason: compressed
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12-16-2005, 11:44 AM
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Queen of Bhutan, Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck, attends a Passing Out Parade at Sandhurst Military Academy on December 16, 2005 in Surrey, England
from getty
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#12
12-18-2005, 04:32 AM
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Bhutan king announces abdication
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4539308.stm
Bhutan king announces abdication The king of Bhutan says he will step down as ruler when the country holds its first national democratic elections in 2008, state media reported. King Jigme Singye Wangchuck said he would be succeeded as leader of the remote Himalayan kingdom by his son, the crown prince. The king, who has ruled for 33 years, gave up absolute power in 1998. He currently rules in conjunction with the government, an assembly and a royal advisory council.
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#13
12-28-2005, 12:06 PM
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Prince of Butan, who will transform itself into King in 2008, initiated a campaign of "citizen seduction" that he included until the traditional "fight of pillows".
When Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, 25 years, found out the last week that his father, King de Bután, would leave the throne in two years, began to cross the country for "connecting itself" with his subject futures. Without wasting time, the future King of this small and mountainous nation of the south of Asia, located between India and China, went towards the city of Unemployment where he participated in traditional celebrations, according to the local newspaper "Kuensel" informs. http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=44888 The article also says that Butan will not be a monarchy in 2008.
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12-29-2005, 05:26 AM
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Constitutional Monarchy
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source: Telegraph, London
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12-29-2005, 08:47 AM
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12-29-2005, 08:56 AM
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If a King abdicates in favour of his son then the son will become King.
There is no suggestion in any other news reports I have read that the King is intending to abolish the Monarchy and dethrone his own dynasty.
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#17
02-07-2006, 07:22 PM
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The Queen of Bhutan Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangechuck (R) and her daughter Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck look on during a meeting with Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's Congress party, in New Delhi February 7, 2006
from yahoo/reuters Last edited by fanletizia; 02-07-2006 at 07:25 PM.
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02-18-2006, 09:49 AM
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Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, right, and Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuk hold an image of Hindu Goddess Kali after they offered prayers at Kalighat Kali temple in Calcutta, India, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006.
from polfoto
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06-12-2006, 07:12 AM
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