Suchinda Kraprayoon
Prime Minister of Thailand
Died when: 91 years 308 days (1102 months)Star Sign: Leo
Suchinda Kraprayoon (Thai: ??????? ?????????, RTGS: Suchinda Khraprayun; born 6 August 1933) is a Thai retired army general and politician.As the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (1990–1992) he led the 1991 Thai coup d'état in February and was a member of the junta called "National Peace Keeping Council".
A year after the coup, on 7 April 1992 he was appointed Prime Minister of Thailand.This sparked mass protests that were violently suppressed during Black May which finally led to his resignation on 24 May 1992.
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