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Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck was the fourth King of Bhutan, reigning from 1972 to 2006. He promoted the idea of Gross National Happiness and protected traditional culture and the environment while modernising slowly. His reign also saw the expulsion of many Lhotshampa of Nepali descent. He began the move to constitutional monarchy and abdicated in favour of his son.
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