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March 24, 2008

On March 24, 2008, bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. The year's #1 song was "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. Hyein, Rio Ngumoha, Hudson Meek would arrive in the same year.

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2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.

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On March 24, 2008

  1. 2008 Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.

    Country in South Asia

    Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering Tibet to the north, China northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 800,000 (800,871) and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. It is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a King as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government.

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Died on March 24, 2008

Chalmers Alford American guitarist (1955–2008)
Neil Aspinall British music industry executive (1941–2008)
Rafael Azcona Spanish screenwriter
Richard Widmark American actor and producer (1914–2008)
Boris Dvornik Croatian actor (1939 –2008)

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Others born in 2008

Hyein 2008– South Korean singer
Rio Ngumoha 2008– English footballer
Hudson Meek 2008– American actor (died 2024)
Ella Gross 2008– American singer, model and actress
Ediz Gürel 2008– Turkish chess grandmaster
Rémi Himbert 2008– French footballer

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