Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej
King Rama IX
King Bhumibol in 1969
King of Thailand
Reign	9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
Coronation	5 May 1950
Predecessor	Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)
Successor	Vajiralongkorn (Rama X)
Born	(1927-12-05)5 December 1927 Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Died	13 October 2019(2019-10-13) (aged 91) Bangkok, Thailand
Burial	26 October 2020 Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Wat Ratchabophit
Spouse	Sirikit Kitiyakara ​ (m. 1950)​
Issue Detail	Ubolratana Rajakanya Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Sirindhorn, Princess Debaratana Rajasuda Chulabhorn, Princess Srisavangavadhana
Full name Phrabat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Mahitalathibet Ramathibodi Chakri Naribodin Sayamintharathirat Boromanatbophit Posthumous name Phrabat Somdet Phra Boromchanakadhipeshra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Maharat Boromanatbophit
House	Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)[a]
Father	Mahidol Adulyadej
Mother	Sangwan Talapat
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Signature
Bhumibol Adulyadej's voice Bhumibol announcing a tour of South Vietnam Recorded 17 December 1959

Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Thai name
Thai	ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช
RTGS	Phumiphon Adunyadet

Bhumibol Adulyadej (December 5, 1927 – October 13, 2016), was the King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until 13 October 2016. Most people in Thailand knew him as "the Great" (Thai: มหาราช, Maharaja). He was also known as Rama IX. He was one of the world's longest-serving heads of state.^[1]

His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest of an independent Asian sovereign and the third longest verified reign of any monarch of a sovereign state in history after Louis XIV and Elizabeth II.^[1][2] He was like a semi-divine figure for some Thais.^[3][4][5]
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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "A Royal Occasion speeches". Journal. Worldhop. 1996. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2006.
2. ↑ Redmond, Brien (13 October 2016). "Thailand's King Bhumibol Dies, Triggering Anguish and Fears of Unrest". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. ↑ Montlake, Simon (2006-06-12). "Backstory: The king and Thai". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
4. ↑ "World in Brief". The Washington Post. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
5. ↑ MacKinnon, Ian (2007-04-07). "YouTube ban after videos mock Thai king". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-03-04.