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Chamlong Srimuang | |
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จำลอง ศรีเมือง | |
.jpg) Chamlong Srimuang in 2008 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 25 October 1994 – 19 May 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Chuan Leekpai |
| Leader of Palang Dharma Party | |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Boonchu Rojanastien |
| 10th Governor of Bangkok | |
| In office 14 November 1985 – 22 January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Asa Meksavan |
| Succeeded by | Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1935 Thon Buri, Thonburi (Modern day Bangkok), Siam |
| Political party | Palang Dharma (1988-1996) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Alliance for Democracy (2006-) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Thailand |
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| Years of service | |
| Rank | Major General VDC Col.[1] |
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Chamlong Srimuang (Thai: จำลอง ศรีเมือง; born 5 July 1935) is a Thai activist and former politician. A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Palang Dharma Party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and is a prominent member of the People's Alliance for Democracy, a group strongly opposed to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Chamlong had supported the military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a coup. A devout Buddhist and follower of the Santi Asoke sect, he is now celibate, a vegetarian, and claims to have no worldly possessions. Chamlong Srimuang received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the category of Government Service in 1992.[2]
- ^ McCargo, Duncan (1 March 1993). "The Three Paths of Major-General Chamlong Srimuang". South East Asia Research. 1 (1): 27–67. doi:10.1177/0967828X9300100104 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation". Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2006.