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15 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer guards an intersection in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok during mourning rituals for the late Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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The Death of the King, Thailand (All), The Death of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand
15 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer guards an intersection in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok during mourning rituals for the late Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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