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merged with India in 1975 after a decisive referendum. .... pro-Tibetan "mad 
Dewan" T. Namguey, which led to a punitive British expedition against the 
Himalayan kingdom. [DOC] [TLE] Sikkim - Wikipedia [PAR] Sikkim is a landlocked state of India, and the last to give up its monarchy and fully 
integrate into India in 1975. Located in the Himalayan mountains, the state is 
bordered by Nepal to the ..... The Sikkim High Court is the smallest state high 
court in the country. The White Hall complex in Gangtok houses the residences of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Sikkimese monarchy referendum, 1975 - Wikipedia [PAR] A referendum on abolishing the monarchy was held in Kingdom of Sikkim on 14 
April 1975. It was approved by 97.55% of voters, and resulted in the country 
becoming ... with the Rajya Sabha voting for an amendment on 8 September, 
giving it a status equal to that of other Indian states and absorbing it in the Indian 
Union. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF SIKKIM [PAR] The Lepcha who entered Sikkim sometimes later absorbed them completely. .... 
Phuntsok Namgyal as the ruler of the southern slopes of the Himalayas (Sikkim) 
and is .... of its land to Nepal, but monarchy was allowed to be restored in the 
country. .... to become a full-fledged 22nd state of the Indian Union on 16th may 
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that ... devastating absorption of a tiny Himalayan country by a country 100 times 
it's size possible all ... Why did the Sikkimese decide to join India and not Nepal 
in 1975, given that the majority group in Sikkim are Nepalese? [DOC] [TLE] Sikkim Becomes An Indian State; Monarchy Ended - The New York ... [PAR] May 16, 1975 ... SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES MAY 16, 1975 ... 16 (AP)India formally 
annexed Sikkim today, making the Himalayan kingdom the country's 22d state. 
President Fakhruddin All Ahmed completed the absorption of the... [DOC] [TLE] Once a tiny Himalayan monarchy (the kingdom of Sikkim was ... [PAR] Once a tiny Himalayan monarchy (the kingdom of Sikkim was established in 
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in 1975. ... COUNTRIES CEASED TO EXIST IN 20th CENTURY <> Sikkim, 1642 
to... [DOC] [TLE] 9 countries that ceased to exist in the 20th century | Business Insider [PAR] Aug 13, 2015 ... Once a tiny Himalayan monarchy (the kingdom of Sikkim was ... first king of 
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ended with the 1975 absorption of Sikkim into the Indian union. ... why Sikkim 
joined India while Nepal and Bhutan remain independent countries. [DOC] [TLE] Is India Emerging As France Of Asia? - YaleGlobal Online [PAR] Nov 21, 2006 ... Warming Sino-Indian relationship tells the US that India is not an unconditional 
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Sikkim was absorbed into India as its 22nd state

Question: In 1975, the Himalayan country of Sikkim was absorbed by this country
Answer: India