In the 1990s, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, then king of Bhutan, granted the takins freedom from the captivity of a zoo.

BBC: Bhutan, the kingdom of the clouds

Bhutan's road to democracy was paved by the fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who decided that the country's destiny should not be left to accidents of birth.

WSJ: Lessons in Gross National Happiness

The former king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, had announced the end of the absolute monarchy three years earlier before an audience of yak herders in a remote mountain village.

FORBES: Uncovering Bhutan, Land Of The Mountain Gods

As a youngster, Jigme Singye Wangchuck stopped playing goalie in soccer when he realized that none of the players dared to knock one past the future King of Bhutan.

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