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  Kriangsak Chomanan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Kriangsak Chomanan (17 December 1917-23 December 2003) served as prime minister of Thailand from 1977 to 1980.
A professional soldier, General Kriangsak fought in the Korean War as well as in Vietnam.
General Kriangsak voluntarily retired in February 1980 and was succeeded by General Prem Tinsulanonda.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kriangsak_Chomanan   (151 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Kriangsak Chomanan
Kriangsak Chomanan, the 15th prime minister of Thailand, died on Dec. 23 from a severe blood infection and kidney failure.
Kriangsak graduated from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, and took a job as a secretary-general to the prime minister's advisory council.
Kriangsak was working as the supreme commander of the military in 1977 when he helped overthrow the government during a bloodless coup.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000620.html   (359 words)

  
 Kriangsak Chomanan - TheBestLinks.com - Amnesty, Communist, December 17, December 23, ...
Kriangsak Chomanan - TheBestLinks.com - Amnesty, Communist, December 17, December 23,...
Kriangsak Chomanan, Amnesty, Communist, December 17, December 23, Korean War...
Reportedly, he allowed the Chinese to ship arms to the rebel Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in exchange for China withdrawing its support of the rebels, although this is denied by the Thai government, which cities his offer of amnesty as the primary reason.
www.thebestlinks.com /Kriangsak_Chomanan.html   (191 words)

  
 ► » Ex-Thai Premier Kriangsak Dies at Age 87   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kriangsak - paralyzed for the last 15 years as the result of a stroke - died of
Kriangsak was appointed prime minister, Thailand's 15th since it became a
Kriangsak claimed he had been awoken in the middle of the night and brought to
www.critrita.com /Ex-Thai-Premier-Kriangsak-Dies-at-Age-87-9340511.html   (745 words)

  
 Cambodia Radio - live via internet!
BANGKOK -- Kriangsak Chomanan, an army general who became prime minister in 1977 through a series of coups before helping steer Th...
Friends of a Cambodian pop star who was shot in the face in October, say she should not be moved from a Thai hospital.
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Kriangsak Chomanan, an army general who became prime minister in 1977...
archive.wn.com /2003/12/24/1400/cambodiaradio   (912 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- World Notes Thailand -- Sep. 30, 1985   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Escorted by a police car, a silver-gray Mercedes carrying General Kriangsak Chomanan passed through the ornate gates of the Armed Forces Supreme Command headquarters in downtown Bangkok last week.
But it was not an occasion to honor the retired general and former Prime Minister, for Kriangsak, 67, was arrested and charged with attempting to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda on Sept. 9.
They also reportedly put out a warrant for the arrest of a tank commander said to be responsible for the deaths of NBC Cameraman Neil Davis and his sound technician William Latch during the coup.
www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,960012,00.html   (246 words)

  
 Worldandnation: Obituaries of note
HENRY CUESTA, 71, a highly regarded clarinetist best-known as a featured musician with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
KRIANGSAK CHOMANAN, 87, an army general who became prime minister in 1977 through a series of coups before helping steer Thailand to democracy, died Tuesday.
OLEG A. TROYANOVSKY, 84, the suave voice of successive Soviet leaders and his country's affable representative at the United Nations from 1977 to 1986, died on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said.
sptimes.com /2003/12/26/news_pf/Worldandnation/Obituaries_of_note.shtml   (283 words)

  
 A short history of Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
After the elections of 1976, that brings Seni Pramoj again to power, the army stages a new coup which leads to the premiership of Kriangsak Chomanan.
Chomanan is succeeded by Prem Tinsulanond in 1980.
In the 1980s civilian democratic political institutions slowly gain greater authority, culminating in 1988 when Chatichai Choonavan, leader of the conservative Phak Chart Thai (Thai Nation Party, CT), assumed office as the country's first democratically elected prime minister in more than a decade.
www.electionworld.org /history/thailand.htm   (632 words)

  
 Eleventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Pattaya, 14-16 June 1978
The Eleventh -ASEAN Ministerial Meeting was held in Pattaya, Thailand on 14-16 June 1978.
The Meeting was formally opened by the Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. General Kriangsak Chomanan.
In his opening address, the Prime Minister of Thailand, H E. General Kriangsak Chomanan, pointed out the need to reflect upon ASEAN's present condition, its future directions and the resources which ASEAN had at its disposal to realize its aspirations.
www.aseansec.org /1241.htm   (1883 words)

  
 Thailand Daily
A Thai soldier was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Iraq, but the incident will not sway t...
The News & Observer BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Kriangsak Chomanan, an army general who became prime minister in 1977 throu...
The State BANGKOK, Thailand - Kriangsak Chomanan, an army general who became prime minister in 1977 through a...
archive.wn.com /2003/12/23/1800/thailanddaily   (824 words)

  
 Indochina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Free elections were held in 1975 and 1976 but there was a lack of stability under a series of coalition governments and the military resumed power.
The supreme commander, General Kriangsak Chomanan, was in power from 1977 and set up a mixed civilian and military government under the king's direction.
He was deposed in October 1980 by General Prem Tinsulanonda, who formally gave up his army office to become prime minister of an elected civilian government.
www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/Orient/Indochina/Thailand.htm   (812 words)

  
 ► » RE: Former PM Kriangsak dies,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
By June 11, 1979 under former Thai PM Kriangsak :
>Gen Kriangsak Chomanan, the country's 15th prime minister, died yesterday
>Gen Kriangsak was both a military leader and progressive thinker.
www.ermcan.com /RE-Former-PM-Kriangsak-dies--9340942.html   (522 words)

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