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1782-Present
By: William D.
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- Beginning of the Chakri dynasty under King Rama I. The country started out as Siam. The capital is Bangkok.
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Siam changes its name to Thailand ("Land of the Free").
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King Ananda assassinated. - Military coup by the wartime, pro-
Japanese leader Phibun Songkhram. The military retain power until 1973.
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Student riots in Bangkok bring about the fall of the military government. Free elections are held but the resulting governments lack stability.
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Government collapses. Banharn Silpa-archa, of the Thai Nation party, elected prime minister.
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Asian Financial Crisis. The baht falls sharply against the dollar,
leading to bankruptcies and unemployment.
Chuan Leekpai becomes prime minister.
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War begins with two rebel groups of Thailand and Burma.
Burma closes boarder to Thailand. After battles subside, the boarder is
reopened in October.
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Thousands of people are killed when a Tsunami hit the South West Coast of Thailand.
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Thailand tries to fight Bird Flu, as new outbreaks surface.
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Military leaders stage a bloodless coup while Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is at the UN General Assembly.
Retired General Surayud Chulanont is appointed as interim prime minister in October.
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The First draft of a new constitution is approved by a committee appointed by the military administration.
In May, voters in a referendum approve a new, military-drafted constitution.
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An elected parliament convenes for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006.
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Return to civilian rule. Samak Sundaravej is sworn in as prime minister.
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Sixteen killed and hundreds injured in Thailand's worst anti-government protests in 16 years.
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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat is forced from office by a Constitutional Court ruling that disbands the governing People Power Party for electoral fraud and bars its leaders from politics for five years.
Abhisit Vejjajiva becomes new Prime Minister.
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"BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Timeline: Thailand." BBC NEWS | News Front Page. 03 Feb. 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1243059.stm.
"Timeline: Thailand." AEGiS Site Map. 03 Feb. 2009 http://www.aegis.org/news/bbc/2001/BB010805.html