Anupong Paochinda

Anupong Paochinda ( Thai: อนุ พง ษ์ เผ่า จินดา, pronunciation: [ p ʰ àwt͡ɕinda on ʔànùʔp ʰ ː ]; born October 10, 1949) is a Thai army officer. He was from 2007 to 2010 the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army.

Life

Anupong Paochinda grew up in Bangkok and visited the Phanthasuksa Pitthaya school. In 1966 he attended the Amnuay Silpa School and then the Chulachomklao Military Academy. He also has a degree in Political Science from Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok and a degree from the " National Defence College of Thailand ". Anupong Paochinda is married to Kunlaya Paochinda and has two children with her. He is considered a Beatles fan and amateur drummer.

Anupong Paochinda was a member of the National Security Council, whose generals in September 2006 coup against then -elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in his position as commander of the 1st Army Region. On 1 October 2007 he was promoted to succeed Sonthi Boonyaratglin in the influential position of commander of the land forces.

On 14 January 2010 he ordered the suspension of Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol, a former general of the ISOC (Internal Security Operation Command), whom he accused to the opponents of the government, the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (short UDD colloquially as " red-shirts " ) defected to be.

On 16 April 2010 he took over from Suthep Thaugsuban the leadership of the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation ( CRES ). The CRES was founded to restore order in Bangkok and various provinces of Thailand in the wake of the riots of 2010.

On 1 October 2010 his term ended as army chief. His successor was Prayuth Chan - ocha.