Thai military leader defends coup
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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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The generals billed their takeover as a pro-democracy military coup, and most commentators in Thailand tended to agree.
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Thai Coup D&#8217;etat Blog Coverage Today marked the first Thai coup d&#8217;etat in almost 20 years as the Thai military, with the permission of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, took over the government and will set up interim leadership until a new Prime Minister can be elected. While Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in New York attending [...]
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The leaders of Thailand's military coup discuss the appointment of a new civilian prime minister.
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Thai coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Saturday the country's ruling junta will respect the outcome of this month's elections, the first since last year's bloodless coup.
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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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WASHINGTON -- 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, who at that moment was in New York ...
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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 king gives his backing to coup leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, state-run TV says.
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A faction of the Thai military led by the army chief says it has overthrown Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's military council on Sunday issued new orders intended to stave off any possible opposition to their coup, banning political activities at the district and provincial levels.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers got their first taste of popular dissent yesterday when about 100 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings to denounce the army's coup this week as undemocratic.
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Thailand's military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.
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Thailand's army chief promised on   Wednesday to return "power to the people" as soon as possible   after the military ousted billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra without firing a shot.
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Thailand's military rulers urged foreign media Friday to tone down what they called unfair coverage of their coup, saying they were concerned by the international community's reaction and particularly want to respond to criticism by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Thai military leaders seek to consolidate their hold on power, after staging a coup in the PM's absence.
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Thailand's army chief vowed on   Wednesday to wipe the political slate clean and return "power   to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup   against billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.