On 22 May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Commander of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), launched a coup d'état, the 12th since the country's first coup in 1932, against the caretaker government of Thailand, following six months of political crisis. The military established a junta called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to govern the nation. The coup ended the political conflict between the military-led regime and democratic power, which had been present since the 2006 Thai coup d'état known as the 'unfinished coup'. 7 years later, it had developed into the 2020 Thai protests to reform the monarchy of Thailand.

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim) 2014 was a constitution of Thailand in force between 2014 and 2017.