Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; Phumiphon Adunyadet; 5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987 (officially conferred by King Vajiralongkorn in 2019), was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IX. Reigning since 9 June 1946, he was the world's longest-reigning current head of state from the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1989 until his own death in 2016, and is both the second-longest reigning monarch of all time and the longest-reigning monarch to have reigned only as an adult, reigning for 70 years and 126 days. During his reign, he was served by a total of 30 prime ministers beginning with Pridi Banomyong and ending with Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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5 December 1927 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Died |
13 October 2016 (aged 88) Bangkok, Thailand
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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