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Word: bhumipol (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1976-1976
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Less than a month after it ousted the fractious democratic government of Prime Minister Seni Pramoj, the Thai military's 24-man National Administrative Reform Council (NARC) formally turned over the reins of authority to a civilian Cabinet. In ceremonies presided over by King Bhumipol Adulyadej, NARC'S nominal chief, Admiral Sangad Chaloryu, even bade an official farewell to the nation as a new civilian Prime Minister, Tanin Kraivixien, 49, was sworn in. A former justice of the Thai Supreme Court, Tanin announced that Thailand would be "guided" by stages back to full democracy. "From...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: The Outer Shell and the Snail | 11/8/1976 | See Source »

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