When did Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck become the Dragon King?
9 December 2006
6 November 2008
1 January 2000
1 August 2005
Answer
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck became the Dragon King on 9 December 2006, when his father abdicated in his favour. He was the fifth king of Bhutan, and the first to be born a citizen of the country. He was educated in Bhutan and the United Kingdom, and before his coronation he served as a pilot in the Royal Bhutanese Army.
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