Palden Thondup Namgyal

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Palden Thondup Namgyal
The 12th Chogyal
Palden Thondup Namgyal in 1971
Chogyal of Sikkim
Reign	2 December 1963 – 10 April 1975
Coronation	4 April 1965
Predecessor	Tashi Namgyal
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Born	(1923-05-23)23 May 1923 Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died	29 January 1982(1982-01-29) (aged 58) New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Samyo Kushoe Sangideki (1950–1957) Hope Cooke (1963–1980)
Issue	Prince Tenzing Kunzang Jigme Namgyal Prince Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal Princess Yangchen Dolma Namgyal Prince Palden Gyurmed Namgyal Princess Hope Leezum Namgyal Tobden A son Omo
House	Namgyal
Father	Tashi Namgyal
Mother	Kunzang Dechen
Religion	Buddhism

Palden Thondup Namgyal OBE (Sikkimese: དཔལ་ལྡན་དོན་དྲུཔ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ; Wylie: dpal-ldan don-grub rnam-rgyal; 23 May 1923 – 29 January 1982) was the 12th and last Chogyal (king) of the Kingdom of Sikkim.