THE PHIBUN’S NATIONALIST REGIME    The promoters, both civilian and military, had given their political movement a nationalist label, but unanimity among them went…

THE THAILAND IN WORLD WAR II Thailand responded pragmatically to the military and political pressures of World War II. When sporadic fighting broke out between…

  THE RETURN OF PHIBUN AND THE MILITARY FORCE IN THAILAND As a result of Pridi’s fall from grace and the manner in which the…

THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1947 In November 1947, the so-called Coup d’Etat Group, led by two retired generals and backed by Phibun, seized power…

 THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1951 By 1951 Phibun had begun to share political power with two associates who had participated with him in the…

THE SARIT AND THANOM Phibun had failed to win the popular support that he had sought, and the effort cost him what remained of his…

THE RETURN OF SARIT IN THAILAND   In October 1958, Sarit, recently returned from the United States where he had undergone extensive medical treatment, took…

THE THAILAND POLITICS FROM 1963 TO 1971 In December 1963 Sarit died in office. His deputy, Thanom, peacefully succeeded to the prime ministership and pursued…

  THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1971    In November 1971, Prime Minister Thanom executed a coup against his own government, thereby ending the three-year…

THE END OF THANOM REGIME In December 1972, Thanom announced a new interim constitution that provided for a totally appointed legislative assembly, two- thirds of…

THE MILITARY RULE AND A LIMITED DEMOCRACY    With the support of the king and the military membership of NARC, a new government was formed…

THE POWER IN PREM ‘S PERIOD    Although a military figure, Thailand’s new prime minister sought to give civilians a greater role in government and…