Agolden jubilee marks a 50thanniversary. It variously is applied to people, events, and nations.

InBangladesh, golden jubilee refers the 50th anniversary year of the separation fromPakistan and is called inBengali"সুবর্ণ জয়ন্তী" (Shuborno jayanti).Vision 2021 was the political manifesto of the BangladeshAwami League party before winning the National Elections of 2008. It stands as a political vision of Bangladesh for the year 2021, the golden jubilee of the nation. Several celebration programs will be held in countries including India, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Nepal and Bhutan.^[1]

• Emperor Wu ofHan dynasty (141-87BCE, Jubilee in 91 BCE)
• Kangxi Emperor ofQing dynasty (1661–1722, Jubilee in 1711)
• Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty (1735–1796, Jubilee in 1785)

• Yeongjo of Joseon (1724–1776, Jubilee in 1774)

InJapan, golden jubilee refers to the 50th anniversary and is calledGo-Zai-i gojūnen kinen (御在位50年記念).EmperorHirohito (orEmperor Shōwa), celebrated his golden jubilee on 10 November 1976.Showa Memorial Park was established as part of a project to commemorate his golden jubilee.

• For the year 2015, the "Singapore50" initiative was launched inSingapore to celebrate 50 years of independence fromMalaysia, with a logo that spells "SG50". The termSG50 has since been used to refer to the celebrations as a whole.^[2]National Day Parade ceremonies for that year were themedMajulah Singapura – Our Golden Jubilee.

The golden jubilee is a royal ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the accession of the king. The Thai word iskanchanaphisek (กาญจนาภิเษก). The first Golden Jubilee of Thailand was the celebration ofKing Bhumibol Adulyadej.

KingRama IX celebrated his golden jubilee on 9 June 1996, having acceded to the throne in 1946. He was Thailand's longest-reigning monarch.

The 545.65caratGolden Jubilee Diamond was purchased by Thai businessmen as a gift for the king on the 50th anniversary of hiscoronation.^[3] The diamond is held in the Royal Palace as part of Thailand'scrown jewels.

In 1996,Prime MinisterBanharn Silpa-archa and the Thai people celebrated the king with a multi-day celebration.

The symbol of the golden jubilee of King Bhumibol Adulyadej was designed by Wiyada Charoensuk, winner of a design contest.

There are three elements to the design:

• The king's throne (in center) is a sign of theChakri dynasty (the dynasty of King Bhumibhol)
• White tiered umbrellas of kingship, representing the constitution of Thailand
• Two elephants, representing the Thai people

The Fine Arts Department wanted this design to:

• Celebrate the king
• Help Thai people remember Thailand's traditions
• Show that Thais are proud to be subjects of the king
• Show that Thais have a long history as a nation

• Kanchanaphisek Road
• Kanchanaphisek Bridge

In theUnited Kingdom and otherCommonwealth realms, a golden jubilee celebration is held in the 50th year of amonarch's reign.

George III of the United Kingdom's golden jubilee was celebrated on 25 October 1809, prior to the actual 50th anniversary in 1810.

In 1887 the United Kingdom and theBritish Empire celebratedQueen Victoria's golden jubilee. Victoria marked 20 June 1887—the fiftieth anniversary of her accession—with a banquet, to which fifty European kings and princes were invited. Although she could not have been aware of it, there was a plan byIrish Republicans to blow upWestminster Abbey while the Queen attended a service of thanksgiving. This assassination attempt, when it was discovered, became known as theJubilee Plot. At the time, Victoria was an extremely popular monarch.

Elizabeth II celebratedher golden jubilee in 2002, having ascended the throne in 1952.

• Brunei,Abdul Jalilul Akbar celebrated his golden jubilee in 1648.
• Brunei,Omar Ali Saifuddin I celebrated his golden jubilee in 1790.
• Bavaria,Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria celebrated his golden jubilee asElector Palatine in 1792.
• Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Grand DukeKarl August celebrated his golden jubilee in 1826, dating from when he reached his majority.
• Austria-Hungary, EmperorFranz Josef celebrated his golden jubilee in 1898.
• Baden, Grand DukeFrederick I celebrated his golden jubilee in 1906, dated from when he became regent to his brother before succeeding to the throne.
• Liechtenstein, PrinceJohann II celebrated his golden jubilee in 1908.
• Greece, KingGeorge I was assassinated mere weeks before his golden jubilee was due to be celebrated in 1913.
• Montenegro,Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš celebrated his golden jubilee in 1914.
• Norway, KingHaakon VII celebrated his golden jubilee in 1955.
• Burundi, KingMwambutsa IV Bangiriceng celebrated his golden jubilee in 1965.
• Ethiopia, EmperorHaile Selassie celebrated his golden jubilee, dating from when he became regent, in 1966.
• Iran,Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was assassinated and killed while visiting a holy place around Tehran as a religious ceremony and preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his monarchy. (InLunar Calendar)
• Iran, ShahMohammad Reza Pahlavi celebrated the 50th anniversary of Pahlavi dynasty in 1976.
• Japan, EmperorShowa celebrated his golden jubilee in 1976.
• Monaco, PrinceRainier III celebrated his golden jubilee in 1999.
• His Highness theAga Khan IV celebrated his Golden Jubilee from July 11, 2007, to December 13, 2008.^[4]
• Malaysia,SultanTuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah celebrated his golden jubilee on 15 July 2008 after 50 years reigning the state ofKedah.^[5]
• Egypt, the Egyptian Television celebrated its golden jubilee on 22 July 2010 after 50 years from airing for the first time.
• Kenya, theNation Media Group'sDaily Nation andSunday Nation celebrated their golden jubilee in the year 2010 after 50 years from being published for the first time. (Sunday Nation – March 1960;Daily Nation – October 1960)
• InNew Zealand,Kingseat Hospital celebrated 50 years of operation in 1982.,^[6] andMaeroa Intermediate in 2004.
• Detroit, Michigan in theUnited States, the 1946Automotive Golden Jubilee was a citywide celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of theAmerican automotive industry.^[7]
• Alhaji (Dr.)Ado Bayero The Emir of Kano,Nigeria celebrated his Golden Jubilee in June 2013.
• Brunei, SultanHaji Hassanal Bolkiah celebrated hisGolden Jubilee on 5 October 2017 after 50 years of his accession to the throne.
• Denmark, QueenMargrethe II celebrated herGolden Jubilee on 14 January 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
• Sharjah (United Arab Emirates),Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III celebrated the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne on 25 January 2022.
• Sweden, KingCarl XVI Gustaf celebrated hisGolden Jubilee on 15 September 2023, marking the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne.
• Fujairah (United Arab Emirates),Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi celebrated the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne on 18 September 2024.

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