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The Democratic Crisis in Thailand

  • Thai popular uprising

    Thai popular uprising
    The uprising resulted in the end of the ruling military dictatorship and altered the Thai political system. Notably, it highlighted the growing influence of Thai university students in politics.
  • 1970's peasant revolts in Thailand

    1970's peasant revolts in Thailand
    Thailand witnessed several uprisings by farmers from several central Thai provinces in the mid-1970s.
  • Thammasat University massacre

    Thammasat University massacre
    The Thammasat University Massacre, or Massacre of 6 October 1976, was an attack on students and protesters that occurred on the campus of Thammasat University and at Sanam Luang in Bangkok.
  • Black May

    Black May
    Black May is a common name for the 17–20 May 1992 popular protest in Bangkok against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon and the bloody military crackdown that followed.
  • Thai political crisis

    Thai political crisis
    In 2005 and 2006, a series of events occurred in Thailand as a result of an unrest with Thaksin Shinawatra that was supported by Sondhi Limthongkul and his coalitions.
  • Public opinion of the 2006 Thai coup

    Public opinion of the 2006 Thai coup
    An initial public opinion poll showed support for the coup, although the junta banned subsequent polls. Bangkok residents displayed kindness to soldiers who had seized control of key positions.
  • Thai political crisis

    Thai political crisis
    It is a continuation of the 2005–2006 political crisis, wherein the PAD protested against the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
  • Thai political unrest

    Thai political unrest
    A series of political demonstrations and following unrest occurred in Thailand from 26 March to 14 April 2009 in Bangkok and Pattaya against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva and the military crackdown that followed.
  • Thai political protests

    Thai political protests
    A prolonged series of political protests occurred in Bangkok,
  • Thai military crackdown

    Thai military crackdown
    The Thai military cracked down on the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) protests in central Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
  • Thai political crisis

    Thai political crisis
    The protests eventually resulted in the removal of the incumbent prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a coup d'état and the establishment of a military junta.
  • Thai court orders PM to step down, prolongs political crisis

    Thai court orders PM to step down, prolongs political crisis
    Thai court orders PM to step down, prolongs political crisis A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step
    down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abuse of power. Reflection: She has done a lot of thing for the country but it was not successful. And it was many of corrupt government. This was why the protest would happen.
  • The end of Thai democracy

    The end of Thai democracy
    http://www.dw.de/opinion-the-end-of-thai-democracy/a-17648082 The military intervention in Thailand has brought the country further away from solving the political crisis. Reflection: Thai politics is often about eliminating political enemies, instead of just defeating them in a fair political process.
    Thailand needs a political new beginning where people no longer view political rivals as enemies.
  • Reporters answer questions about the crisis in Thailand

    Reporters answer questions about the crisis in Thailand
    http://globalnews.ca/news/1366229/reporters-answer-questions-about-the-crisis-in-thailand/
    Thailand’s army seized power in a May 22 coup, the Southeast Asian nation’s second in eight years. Reflection: Thaksin Shinawatra who now lives in self-imposed exile to avoid a prison sentence on a corruption conviction.He won a landslide election in 2001, and once in office he cemented his popularity among Thailand’s rural and urban poor majority with unprec.Use the money to buy a position is really bad.