Thanom Kittikachorn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Thai politician
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Place of Birth: Tak, Thailand
About Thanom Kittikachorn
- Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn (Thai: ???? ????????, Thai pronunciation: [t?à .n???m kìt.tì.k?a.t?????n]; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was a military dictator of Thailand.
- A staunch anti-communist, Thanom oversaw a decade of military rule in Thailand from 1963 to 1973, during which he staged a self-coup, until public protests which exploded into violence forced him to step down.
- His return from exile in 1976 sparked protests which led to a massacre of demonstrators, followed by a military coup.
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