Bangkok coup
Bangkok coup
- 2007
Barry Zellen assesses the lead-up to the coup and what the future holds for the country. Thailand experienced a military coup d etat on 19 September while its populist Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overseas. The coup was swift and without bloodshed, gaining the political endorsement of the king. Thaksin's corruption was the main motivation behind the coup, according to CDR leaders.
THAILAND --POLITICS
Barry Zellen assesses the lead-up to the coup and what the future holds for the country. Thailand experienced a military coup d etat on 19 September while its populist Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overseas. The coup was swift and without bloodshed, gaining the political endorsement of the king. Thaksin's corruption was the main motivation behind the coup, according to CDR leaders.
THAILAND --POLITICS