Thanom Kittikachorn
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Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1963 to 1973. Prior to taking office, he supported and initiated military coups and served as Thailand's defence minister. He was forced
Thanom in 1968
Thanom brith house at Tak
Prime Minister Thanom (second right) at the 1966 Manila Summit Conference
Sarit Thanarat
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Sarit Thanarat was a Thai politician and military commander. He served as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and as Minister of Defense during Plaek Phibunsongkhram's premiership. In 1957, he b
Thanom Kittikachorn
…and serving in the Shan States of Burma during the British Raj, then Lieutenant Colonel Thanom took part in a successful 1947 coup headed by Colonel Sarit Thanarat. He became a regimental commander and was head of the Lopburi military department. He was soon promoted to colonel, commanding the 11th Infantry Division…
Official portrait, 1962
Sarit Thanarat before 1963
Relief of Sarit Thanarat's life in Khon Kaen, depicts his coup d'état in 1957
Sarit Dhanarajata Monument in Khon Kaen