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As television and internet are first introduced in Bhutan, the country starts to become more modernised, and people start to become more aware of the outside world. Bhutan's young people start to become more westernised.
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This is a big step in Bhutan's transition to democracy, and lays the foundations for Bhutan's coming parliament.
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Many people who smoke tobacco in Bhutan may have been upset by this, but it was really quite a good idea, as it makes tobacco much less common in Bhutan.
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This was a very important step in Bhutan's move toward democracy, as it clearly showed that they were aiming for democracy and were about to change.
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Bhutan's king Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates (earlier than expected), and the throne is passed to his son Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
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The Bhutan Harmony Party wins a landslide victory in Bhutan's first elections. The party is pro-monarchy. Bhutan's new Prime Minister is Jigme Yoser Thinley. Bhutan is now a democratic country, and this is a big turning point in its history.
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Bhutan's second parliamentary elections are won by the People's Democratic Party. The new Prime Minister is Tshering Tobgay.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry is the first US Secretary of State to hold a cabinet level meeting with a Bhutanese official, specifically Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. This shows that the US accepts Bhutan as a valid country and democracy.