Former Thai Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien, a hard-line anti-communist in the 1970s, dies at 97

Former Thai Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien, a hard-line anti-communist in the 1970s, dies at 97

BANGKOK (AP) — Thanin Kraivichien, an anti-communist judge who became Thailand’s prime minister after a 1976 military coup but was ousted by another coup a year later because of his hard-line policies, has died at age 97, his family announced. A notice dated Sunday and posted online by his family did not give a cause of death for Thanin, who served as Thailand’s 14th prime minister after his 1976 appointment by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, …

Ex-PM and Privy Council head Thanin dies at 97

Thanin Kraivixien, Thailand’s 14th prime minister and a former Privy Council president, passed away on Sunday at age 97.

“Prime Minister Paethongtarn” joins in mourning “Thanin Kraivichien”, former Prime Minister and Privy Councilor, who passed away at the age of 97.

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Thailand’s 14th Prime Minister dies at 97

Thanin Kraivichien, who was appointed as the country’s premier two days after the October 6, 1976 student massacre, passes away