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The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand. Anti-government protests took place between November 2013 and May 2014, organised by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressure group led by former Democrat Party parliamentary representative ( MP ) Suthep Thaugsuban . [ 10 ]
After 2005–2006 Thai political crisis led by the People's Alliance for Democracy, Thaksin was overthrown in a military coup on 19 September 2006, accused of lèse-majesté. His Thai Rak Thai Party was outlawed and he was barred from political activity. [9] Thaksin has since lived in self-imposed exile.
Thai political crisis may refer to: 1970s peasant revolts in Thailand; 2005–06 Thai political crisis, a series of events that led to a military coup and the removal of Thaksin Shinawatra from power; 2008 Thai political crisis, protests against the government of Samak Sundaravej by the People's Alliance for Democracy
Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country’s most polarizing figures returned ...
The politics of Thailand are conducted within the framework of a ... During the 2013–2014 Thai political crisis older residents of the Baan Dong Yaang village in ...
For decades, Thailand's politics has been shaped by a str. Thailand faces a critical week of court cases that could trigger a political crisis in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, with the ...
The 2008 crisis had its roots in the 2005–2006 Thai political crisis, the 2005 election and 2006 elections, the 2006 coup, and the 2007 general election. Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party (TRT) won a landslide victory in the 2001 election, the first elections held under the Thai Constitution of 1997.
Since his ouster, his Thai Rak Thai Party was dissolved in 2007 for violations of election laws, and its successor, the People’s Power Party, made a political comeback but was dissolved in 2008 ...