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King Bhumibol (marriage and education (short period of primary schook in…
King Bhumibol
marriage and education
short period of primary schook in Bangkok
attended school in Switzerland
became king in June 1946
married Queen Sirkit on April 28, 1950
The important role of the thai mornarch
symbol of nation
the continuity of Thai values and social cohesion in spite of rapid social and economic change
keading supporter of Buddhism in Thai society
allows swings of political activity and military coups to take place without threatening the fabric of Thai society
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
youngest son of Prince Mahidol
born on Dec 5, 1927
only Thai monarch ever to be born abroad
direct grandson of King Rama V
King of Thailand
born 1927
declared king from 1946 to 1950
preserved the independence of Thailand for more than 200 years
Personal interest
devotee of modern music and clarinet
have broad cultural interest
had broad international training
symbol of national unity and moderning
visited every province of his country
suggested infrastructural improvements that might benefit the people
success in convincing hill tribes to switch their growing of opium to that vegetable, fruit and coffee
research science to improve the standard of living
the palace ground functioned as one great workshop and school forr teaching and learning
projects included livestock improvement, milk production, various food processing techniques, ... improve the standard of living
symbolic embodiment of cutural tradition
extending the power of the central goverment
ettempting to improve a lot of the rural poor
entered Lausanne University