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1973 Thai popular uprising

Index 1973 Thai popular uprising

The popular uprising of 14 October 1973 (เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา,, "October 14 Event"; or วันมหาวิปโยค,, "Day of Great Sorrow") was a watershed event in Thailand's history. [1]

39 relations: Benedict Anderson, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Burapha University, Cambodia, Central Intelligence Agency, Chiang Mai University, Chulalongkorn University, Communist Party of Thailand, History of Thailand, House of Representatives (Thailand), Kasetsart University, Khon Kaen University, Laos, List of Prime Ministers of Thailand, Mahidol University, Military dictatorship, Peace Corps, Politics, Politics of Thailand, Praphas Charusathien, Pratunam, Prince of Songkla University, Ramkhamhaeng University, Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Sakdina, Sanya Dharmasakti, Sarit Thanarat, Seksan Prasertkul, Siam Square, Silpakorn University, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand, Thammasat University, Thammasat University massacre, Thanom Kittikachorn, Thirayuth Boonmee, Vietnam, Wildcat strike action, 1970s peasant revolts in Thailand.

Benedict Anderson

Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was a political scientist and historian, best known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origins of nationalism.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช;;; see full title below; 5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987, was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty as Rama IX.

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Burapha University

Burapha University (BUU) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา) is one of Thailand's public universities.

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Cambodia

Cambodia (កម្ពុជា, or Kampuchea:, Cambodge), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, prĕəh riəciənaacak kampuciə,; Royaume du Cambodge), is a sovereign state located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States federal government, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT).

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Chiang Mai University

Chiang Mai University (CMU) (มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964.

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Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University (จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย), abbreviated either CU or Chula (จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Communist Party of Thailand

The Communist Party of Thailand (พรรคคอมมิวนิสต์แห่งประเทศไทย; abbreviated CPT) was a communist party in Thailand active from 1942 until the 1990s.

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History of Thailand

History of Thailand concerns the history of the Thai people, who originally lived in southwestern China, migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of many centuries.

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House of Representatives (Thailand)

The House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร) was the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai government.

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Kasetsart University

Kasetsart University (มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์) (KU) is a public research university in Thailand.

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Khon Kaen University

Khon Kaen University (มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น) or KKU (มข.) is a public research university in Thailand.

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Laos

Laos (ລາວ,, Lāo; Laos), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao; République démocratique populaire lao), commonly referred to by its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao), is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southwest and Thailand to the west and southwest.

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List of Prime Ministers of Thailand

The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of the Kingdom of Thailand.

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Mahidol University

Mahidol University (MU), an autonomous research institution in Thailand, had its origin in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888.

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Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship (also known as a military junta) is a form of government where in a military force exerts complete or substantial control over political authority.

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Peace Corps

The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government.

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Politics

Politics (from Politiká, meaning "affairs of the cities") is the process of making decisions that apply to members of a group.

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Politics of Thailand

Until 22 May 2014 the politics of Thailand were conducted within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, whereby the prime minister is the head of government and a hereditary monarch is head of state.

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Praphas Charusathien

Praphas Charusathien (ประภาส จารุเสถียร,,; 25 November 1912 – 18 August 1997) was a Thai military officer and politician.

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Pratunam

Pratunam intersection in nighttime Pratunam, written as Pratu Nam (ประตูน้ำ), is an intersection and neighborhood in Bangkok.

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Prince of Songkla University

Prince of Songkla University (มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์) is the first university in southern Thailand, established in 1967.

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Ramkhamhaeng University

Ramkhamhaeng University (มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง) is Thailand's largest public university.

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Ratchadamnoen Avenue

Ratchadamnoen Avenue (ถนนราชดำเนิน,, also spelled Rajdamnern) is a historic road in the Phra Nakhon and Dusit Districts of Bangkok, Thailand.

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Sakdina

Sakdina (ศักดินา) was a system of social hierarchy in use from the Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin periods of Thai history.

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Sanya Dharmasakti

Sanya Dharmasakti (สัญญา ธรรมศักดิ์,,; 5 April 1907 – 6 January 2002) was a Thai jurist, university professor and politician.

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Sarit Thanarat

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (Thai: สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์, alternatively spelled Dhanarajata) was a Thai officer who staged a coup in 1957, replacing Phibunsongkram as Thailand's prime minister until his death in 1963.

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Seksan Prasertkul

Seksan Prasertkul (Thai: เสกสรรค์ ประเสริฐกุล, born 1949) is a Thai author who was awarded the title National Artist of Thailand in 2009.

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Siam Square

Siam Square (สยามสแควร์) is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam area of Bangkok, Thailand.

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Silpakorn University

Silpakorn University (มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร) is a national university in Thailand.

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Srinakharinwirot University

Srinakharinwirot University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ) (SWU) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Thammasat University

Thammasat University (มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์) (TU) (ม.), is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Ta Prachan near the Grand Palace in the heart of Bangkok Old City (also known as Rattanakosin), in Rangsit which is 42 kilometers north of Bangkok, in Pattaya, a popular seaside district in the Eastern Seaboard, and in Lampang Province near Chiang Mai.

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Thammasat University massacre

The Thammasat University massacre (in Thailand known simply as "the 6 October event", เหตุการณ์ 6 ตุลา) was an attack by Thai state forces and far-right paramilitaries on student protesters on the campus of Thammasat University and the adjacent Sanam Luang Square in Bangkok, Thailand, on 6 October 1976.

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Thanom Kittikachorn

Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn (Thai ถนอม กิตติขจร,; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was a military dictator of Thailand.

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Thirayuth Boonmee

Thirayuth Boonmee (ธีรยุทธ บุญมี,; born 1950) is a Thai public intellectual and a former student activist.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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Wildcat strike action

A wildcat strike action, often referred to as a wildcat strike, is a strike action undertaken by unionized workers without union leadership's authorization, support, or approval; this is sometimes termed an unofficial industrial.

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1970s peasant revolts in Thailand

Thailand witnessed several uprisings by farmers from several central Thai provinces in the mid-1970s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Thai_popular_uprising

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