Prem Tinsulanonda

Prem Tinsulanonda
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เปรม ติณสูลานนท์
Prem in 1984
Regent of Thailand
In office
13 October 2016 – 1 December 2016
MonarchVajiralongkorn
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded bySrinagarindra (1967)
President of the Privy Council
In office
4 September 1998 – 26 May 2019[note 1]
Monarchs
Preceded bySanya Dharmasakti
Succeeded bySurayud Chulanont
16th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
3 March 1980 – 4 August 1988
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded byKriangsak Chamanan
Succeeded byChatichai Choonhavan
Minister of Defence
In office
24 May 1979 – 5 August 1986
Prime Minister
Preceded byKriangsak Chamanan
Succeeded byPanieng Karntarat
Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
In office
2 October 1978 – 26 August 1982
Preceded bySerm Na Nakhon
Succeeded byPrayuth Jarumanee
Personal details
Born(1920-08-26)26 August 1920
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pak Tai, Siam (now Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla, Thailand)
Died26 May 2019(2019-05-26) (aged 98)
Phramongkutklao Hospital, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyIndependent
Alma mater
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Years of service1941–1986
Rank
Battles/wars

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 1980 to 1988.

During Prem’s tenure as prime minister, 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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  1. ^ Mishra, Patit Paban (2010). "Notable People in the History of Thailand". The History of Thailand. ABC-CLIO. p. 164. ISBN 978-0313340918.
  2. ^ "Gen Prem dies of heart failure at 98". Bangkok Post.
  3. ^ https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/36832 เปิดประวัติ 99 ปีรัฐบุรุษชาติไทย 'พล.อ. เปรม ติณสูลานนท์'
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Prembehindcoup was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Former Thai PM Prem Tinsulanonda had key role in coup - analysts". Forbes. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  6. ^ "UDD aims to damage monarchy". Bangkok Post. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "นโยบายแก้ปัญหาจว.ชายแดนใต้ของรัฐ(2524-2545)".