FINANCIAL TIMES
May 23 2014
( For Reference Only )
Thailand’s army staged a coup on Thursday, the 12th since the
establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1932. General Prayuth
Chan-ocha, Thai army chief and head of the new ruling junta, has
suspended the constitution, rounded up politicians and flushed
protesters off the streets.
1932 Promoters Revolution King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) overthrown in a bloodless coup by a military junta led by educated radicals know as the “promoters”– most notably Pridi Phanomyang, Maj. Phibun Songkhram and Col Phahon Phonphayuhasena. The coup ended almost seven centuries of absolute monarchy.
1932 Promoters Revolution King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) overthrown in a bloodless coup by a military junta led by educated radicals know as the “promoters”– most notably Pridi Phanomyang, Maj. Phibun Songkhram and Col Phahon Phonphayuhasena. The coup ended almost seven centuries of absolute monarchy.