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Dasho '''Lhendup Dorji''' ([[1935]] - [[2007]]) was a member of the powerful and respected Dorji family of [[Bhutan]]. He served as acting Lonchen (i.e. [[prime minister]]) following the [[assassination]] of his brother, Lonchen [[Jigme Palden Dorji]], on [[April 5]], [[1964]]. Following a national power struggle he and other members of his family were [[exile]]d in 1965.<ref name ="Bhutan1">Bhutan - World Statesmen [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Bhutan.html Prime ministers (Lonchen)] Retrieved on June 5, 2007</ref>
Dorji was born to Gongzim Raja Sonam Tobgay Dorji and Rani Chuni Wangmo on [[October 6]], [[1935]] at Bhutan House, [[Kalimpong]]. He became the first Bhutanese to study in the [[United States]] attending [[Cornell University]], which he graduated from in [[1959]].<ref name="Bhutan3>APFA News [http://www.apfanews.com/news/?id=343335fa874 Dasho Lhendup Dorji Laid to Rest] Retrieved on June 3, 2007</ref> Dorji excelled in athletics, such as boxing, golf, and tennis. He returned to Bhutan from the United States and started out measuring land. He spent months traveling around Bhutan calculating the terrain by hand using the most readily available measuring systems. He later served as [[Postmaster General]], Paro Thrimpon, Deputy and later Secretary General of the country's Development Wing.
<ref name ="Bhutan2">Kuensel Online [http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8392 Dasho Lhendup Dorji Laid to Rest] Retrieved on June 5, 2007</ref>.
Dorji's nephew, [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]], went on to become the forth Dragon King of Bhutan. On April, 15, 2007 he died after a battle with [[cancer]].<ref name ="Bhutan2">Kuensel Online [http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8392 Dasho Lhendup Dorji Laid to Rest] Retrieved on June 5, 2007</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
*[[List of Prime Ministers of Bhutan]]
*[[House of Wangchuck]]
==External links==
*[http://www.apfanews.com/about_bhutan/political_system.php Bhutan Political System]
*[http://www.keystobhutan.com/bhutan/bhutan_king_brief.php The Royal Family of Bhutan]
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