1985 Thai coup attempt

1985 coup attempt in Thailand

Soldier guarding MCOT building
Date9 September 1985; 39 years ago (1985-09-09)
Location
Royal Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand
Result Failed military takeover
Belligerents
Thailand 4th Tank battalion, 1st Division, King's Guard
Thailand RTAF Security Force Command (rebels)

Prem Cabinet
Thailand Government Army Troops

Commanders and leaders
Serm Na Nakhorn
Kriangsak Chamanan
Thailand Manoonkrit Roopkachorn
Thailand Manus Roopkachorn		 Prem Tinsulanonda
Thailand Thienchai Sirisamphan
Strength
500
Casualties and losses
~29 soldiers
2 reporters[1]

The 1985 Thai military coup attempt (known in Thailand as the Retired Officer rebellion, 9 September rebellion [2] and theTwo siblings rebellion)[3] was a military coup attempt against the government of Prem Tinsulanonda, by former Thai military leaders on 9 September 1985, but a counter-coup by Prem government in the morning led to surrender of the coup forces.

  1. ^ [1] New York TIme 10 September 1985
  2. ^ รัตนทรัพย์ศิริ, ปกรณ์ (September 8, 2012). "ปฏิวัติ 9 กันยา นัดแล้วไม่มา". วอยซ์ทีวี (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. ^ รอดเพชร, สำราญ (February 16, 2010). "รัฐประหาร 53 ใครจะกล้าทำ". ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ (in Thai). Retrieved September 9, 2016.[permanent dead link]