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Prem Tinsulanonda | |
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เปรม ติณสูลานนท์ | |
 Prem in 1984 | |
| Regent of Thailand | |
| In office 13 October 2016 – 1 December 2016 | |
| Monarch | Vajiralongkorn |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Preceded by | Srinagarindra (1967) |
| 6th President of the Privy Council | |
| In office 4 September 1998 – 26 May 2019[note 1] | |
| Monarchs | |
| Preceded by | Sanya Dharmasakti |
| Succeeded by | Surayud Chulanont |
| 16th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 3 March 1980 – 4 August 1988 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Kriangsak Chamanan |
| Succeeded by | Chatichai Choonhavan |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 24 May 1979 – 5 August 1986 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Kriangsak Chamanan |
| Succeeded by | Panieng Karntarat |
| Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army | |
| In office 2 October 1978 – 26 August 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Serm Na Nakhon |
| Succeeded by | Prayuth Jarumanee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1920 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pak Tai, Siam (now Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla, Thailand) |
| Died | 26 May 2019 (aged 98) Phramongkutklao Hospital, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Thailand |
| Branch/service |  Royal Thai Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1986 |
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Prem Tinsulanonda (Thai: เปรม ติณสูลานนท์, RTGS: Prem Tinnasulanon, pronounced [prēːm tīn.nā.sǔː.lāː.nōn]; 26 August 1920[1] – 26 May 2019)[2] was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman[3] who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from 3 March 1980 to 4 August 1988, during which time he was credited with ending a communist insurgency and presiding over accelerating economic growth. As president of the Privy Council, he served as Regent of Thailand from the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 13 October 2016 until 1 December 2016, when Vajiralongkorn was proclaimed King. At the age of 98, Prem was the longest-living Thai Prime Minister. He is also the oldest regent of any country, surpassing Bavarian Prince Regent Luitpold's record, when he became the regent for king Rama X.
During the Thai political crisis of the mid-2000s, he was accused by deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his supporters of masterminding the 2006 coup,[4] as well as in the appointment of the post-coup legislature and interim government of Surayud Chulanont.[5] The military junta that ousted Thaksin denied that Prem had any important political role.[6] Prem, as the President of the Privy Council, promoted King Bhumibol's ideologies and royal projects, though he sometimes represented himself as being the voice of the king. He urged Thai society to follow the king's advice and himself founded several welfare projects related to education, drug suppression, poverty, and national unity. A southerner, Prem had also dealt personally with trying to resolve the South Thailand insurgency.[7]
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- ^ Mishra, Patit Paban (2010). "Notable People in the History of Thailand". The History of Thailand. ABC-CLIO. p. 164. ISBN 978-0313340918.
- ^ "Gen Prem dies of heart failure at 98". Bangkok Post.
- ^ https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/36832 เปิดประวัติ 99 ปีรัฐบุรุษชาติไทย 'พล.อ. เปรม ติณสูลานนท์'
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- ^ "UDD aims to damage monarchy". Bangkok Post. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "นโยบายแก้ปัญหาจว.ชายแดนใต้ของรัฐ(2524-2545)".