Retired general to be Thai PM: coup chief
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Former army commander-in-chief General Surayud Chulanont has agreed to be Thailand's interim, post-coup prime minister, putsch leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Sunday.
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra quit as head of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party on Tuesday, signaling the de facto collapse of a political machine that had dominated the country until last month's coup.
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The party allied to ousted Thai PM Thaksin will form the next government after winning  elections, its leader says.
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Friday that his political career is over and he has no immediate plans to return to Thailand.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns to the country, officials warn.
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As promised, the generals who seized power 15 months ago in a coup are holding an election on Sunday to hand Thailand back to a civilian government.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.
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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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Ally announces former PM's return as Thailand prepares for election, 15 months after coup
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Thai lawmakers elected Samak Sundaravej, an ally of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as the nation's new prime minister Monday, restoring civilian leadership after 16 months of military rule.
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Former World Trade Organization head   Supachai Panitchpakdi has agreed to be Thailand's new prime   minister, newspapers said on Tuesday, as the country's military   rulers unveiled a plan to return gradually to the barracks.
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Thailand's military rulers announced a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of last month's coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Four days after a coup that ousted a   democratically elected prime minister, all eyes are on the Thai   military to make good on its pledge to select an interim leader   to oversee political reforms and eventual elections.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra called on Thursday for swift general elections in   Thailand where army coup leaders have banned political party   meetings and "political activities."
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BANGKOK , Thailand -- The generals billed it as a pro-democracy military coup, and although they had ousted one of the most popular prime ministers in Thailand's history, most commentators here yesterday tended to agree.
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Thailand's army chief vowed on   Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and   return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a   bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday that he would like to return to his home country to teach about business and management "after Thailand returns to democracy."