{"id":257792,"date":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=257792"},"modified":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","slug":"thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years on the throne, the palace says.<\/p>\n

The king, 88, was widely revered in Thailand. He was seen as a stabilising figure in a country hit by cycles of political turmoil and multiple coups.<\/p>\n

He had been in poor health in recent years and made few public appearances.<\/p>\n

The king’s death comes as Thailand remains under military rule following a coup in 2014.<\/p>\n

The palace had warned on Sunday that the king’s health was “not stable”.<\/p>\n

Many Thais had been wearing pink to try to bring good luck to the ailing monarch. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the hospital where he was being treated.<\/p>\n

King Bhumibol’s heir-apparent is 63-year-old Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, who does not attract the same level of affection as his father.<\/p>\n

Strict lese-majeste laws<\/a> mean public discussion of the succession are punishable by lengthy jail terms.<\/p>\n

Given the pivotal role the king has played in maintaining the balance of power in Thailand’s volatile political environment, the succession will be a formidable challenge for the government, says the BBC’s Jonathan Head in Bangkok.<\/p>\n

King Bhumibol, who was born in Cambridge in the US state of Massachusetts, acceded to the throne on 9 June 1946 after his brother, King Ananda Mahidol, died.<\/p>\n

Though a constitutional monarch with limited powers, King Bhumibol was regarded by many Thais as semi-divine. They looked to him to intervene in times of high tension.<\/p>\n

He was seen as a unifying and calming influence through numerous coups and 20 constitutions.<\/p>\n

However, his critics argued he had endorsed military takeovers and at times had failed to speak out against human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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