Thailand sports long history of coups
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Few people expected Thailand's political crisis to lead to a coup. But when the military made its move to take over the government Tuesday, it came as no surprise that Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin was in charge.
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BANGKOK, Jan. 28 -- A combative veteran politician representing deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's interests was chosen as Thailand's new prime minister Monday, a move that could put him on a collision course with the military that ousted Thaksin in a 2006 coup.
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Warrant issued for deposed Thai prime minister over alleged share sale violations.
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Tanks have been seen rolling through the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday amid rumors of an attempted coup, witnesses tell CNN.
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on bail listen as Thai army and police officials give a press conference at the Thaksin Palace in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, November 1, 2004.
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Thailand is poised to take over a television station once controlled by its former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a coup in September.
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A corruption inquiry set up by Thailand's coup leaders is starting work with the focus on the ousted government.
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Thailand's military coup leaders began on Friday probing alleged corruption under ousted billionaire leader Thaksin Shinawatra and sacked police officials tied to the former prime minister.
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The ouster of ThailandÂs prime minister offers a chance for a new approach to an Islamic insurgency that has become nastier and more entrenched in recent years.
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Thailand's military leaders have tightened the screws on the ousted government of Thaksin Shinawatra after ordering a series of corruption probes and warning it would seize ill-gotten gains.
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One of Thailand's new military rulers pleads for international understanding of the reasons behind the coup.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- In the dead of night and without firing a shot, Thailand's military overthrew popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday after mounting criticism that he had undermined democracy.
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The junta that seized power in Thailand 16 months ago held its last meeting Tuesday, a spokesman said, clearing the way for elected politicians to take control of government.
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The coup in Thailand will not   affect its foreign policy, a Thai diplomat assured world   governments on Wednesday, saying a new constitution and elected   government would be in place within a year.
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At the United Nations lectern this week, President Bush hailed the spread of democracy. "From Beirut to Baghdad," he said, "people are making the choice for freedom." Yet even as he spoke, tanks were rolling through the streets of Bangkok as a military coup toppled the elected leader of Thailand,...
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A little over a year ago, as President Bush prepared to make a state visit to Thailand, he declared that the country&#39;s prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was a &quot;very strong leader and a very
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej endorsed a stop-gap constitution on Sunday which the army says will be in place until a new long-term charter is drawn up in around nine months after September's bloodless military coup.