Jigme Dorji Wangchuck | |
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.jpg) Picture of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck at Paro International Airport | |
| King of Bhutan | |
| Reign | 30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972 |
| Coronation | 27 October 1952[1] |
| Predecessor | Jigme Wangchuck |
| Successor | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Born | 2 May 1928 Thruepang Palace, Trongsa |
| Died | 21 July 1972 (aged 44) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Burial | Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang
27°37′N 90°42′E / 27.617°N 90.700°E |
| 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 |
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]
He began to open Bhutan to the outside world, began modernization, and took the first step towards democratization.
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