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Palden Thondup Namgyal | |
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The 12th Chogyal | |
![]() Palden Thondup Namgyal in 1971 | |
Chogyal of Sikkim | |
Reign | 2 December 1963 – 10 April 1975 |
Coronation | 4 April 1965 |
Predecessor | Tashi Namgyal |
Successor | Monarchy abolished |
Born | Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim | 23 May 1923
Died | 29 January 1982 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 58)
Spouse | Samyo Kushoe Sangideki (1950–1957) Hope Cooke (1963–1980) |
Issue | Prince Tenzing Kunzang Jigme Namgyal Prince Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal Princess Yangchen Dolma Namgyal Prince Palden Gyurmed Namgyal Princess Hope Leezum Namgyal Tobden A son Omo |
House | Namgyal |
Father | Tashi Namgyal |
Mother | Kunzang Dechen |
Religion | Buddhism |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | 1963 - 1975 |
Palden Thondup Namgyal OBE (Sikkimese: དཔལ་ལྡན་དོན་དྲུཔ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ; Wylie: dpal-ldan don-grub rnam-rgyal; 23 May 1923 – 29 January 1982) was the 12th and last Chogyal (king) of the Kingdom of Sikkim.