history of Thailand

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…