The year 1979 was the 198th year of the
Rattanakosin Kingdom of
Thailand. It was the 34th year in the reign of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2522 in the
Buddhist Era
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand as well as in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam by Chinese populations for religious or official occasions. While the ...
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Incumbents
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King:
Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Crown Prince:
Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
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Prime Minister:
Kriangsak Chamanan
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Supreme Patriarch:
Ariyavangsagatayana VII
Years of the 20th century in Thailand
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1970s in Thailand
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