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245 _aBangkok coup
260 _c2007
520 _aBarry 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.
650 _aTHAILAND
_xPOLITICS
773 _aIntersec :
_g January 2007, pp.14-17
945 _i21580-1001
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