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Thailand's Democrat Putsch

Thailand's Democrat Putsch

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Dec 15, 2008
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The appointment Monday of "Democrat" Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as the new Thai prime minister is the final stage of the second coup against an elected government.

After the deliberate chaos created by the PAD's seizure of the airports, the courts stepped in to dissolve the hugely popular governing party for the second time. The Army chief then calle…

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