What the records say
- When
- 20 Oct 1977
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 13.75° N, 100.52° E
- Description
- 1977 military coup in Thailand
October 1977 Thai coup d'état
1977 military coup in Thailand
The October 1977 Thai coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Thailand on 20 October 1977, staged by the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF). The coup was carried out under the nominal authority of Admiral Sangad Chaloryu of the Royal Thai Navy, head of the National Administrative Reform Council (NARC), but it was effectively led by General Kriangsak Chamanan of the Royal Thai Army, Supreme Commander…
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Thailand”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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