Thanin Kraivichien
Thanin Kraivichien (also Tanin Kraivixien; Thai: ธานินทร์ ก รัย วิเชียร, RTGS: Thanin Kraiwichian, pronounced [. T ʰ a ː ʰ nin krai.wí.t͡ɕ ian ]; born April 5, 1927 in Bangkok ) is a Thai lawyer and politician. He was 1976-1977 Prime Minister of Thailand. Since then, he belongs to the Privy Council.
Family and Education
Thanin Kraivichien was Pa - whether Kraivichien born the son of Hae and. His father was an immigrant from China, traders and owners of the largest pawnshops in the Bangkok area.
Thanin received his training at the Suan - Kulab - Wittayalai School and then studied at Thammasat University in Bangkok law. In 1948 he took his degree there, but went to further studies at the University of London, where in 1953 he made another conclusion. He was admitted as a Barrister of the traditional Bar Gray 's Inn. He learned who grew up in England Dane Karen Anderson and married her. The two have five children.
Career in government service and politics
Upon his return to Thailand in 1954 Thanin worked in the Justice Department as Associate Justice, rising to quickly. Eventually, he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the country. During this time he also taught at Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn University and the Bar Association in Bangkok. Part-time, he wrote books that warned of the dangers of communism.
After the democratic uprising against the military dictatorship in October 1973 Thanin was a member of the Legislative Assembly appointed by the King. He was a member of the extreme right-wing and anti-communist Nawaphon movement. He had a TV show in which he attacked communism, the student movement and progressive politicians.
After the massacre at Thammasat University on 6 October 1976, the Democratic Prime Minister Seni Pramoj handed over power to a military junta led by Admiral Sangad Chaloryu. On October 8, 1976 King Bhumibol Adulyadej appointed his favorites Thanin prime minister. Thanin insisted select his cabinet itself and rejected most of the proposals of the military junta. The military occupied only the post of Deputy Prime Minister and the Deputy Minister of Defence. Thanin was regarded as honest and intelligent, the other as very ideologically and politically extreme. After taking office, he sent special forces police to book stores with liberal literature and had 45,000 books confiscated and burned, including works by Thomas More, George Orwell and Maxim Gorky.
Thanin attended, among others, for the construction of 20 hospitals in rural development areas of the country. Against the background of developments in the neighboring countries and one feed left-wing groups within the country his government was, however, known for their fight against all left-wing efforts in the country. He announced that the country could return to a democratic constitution after 12 years.
The parliament was dissolved and all political parties banned. Thanins repressive action against trade unions, progressive student and farmer organizations operating their activists in the underground structures of the Communist Party of Thailand. Rather than weaken the Communists, it fired the armed struggle.
In March 1977, a group of young, politically interested officers, the " Young Turks " called himself tried to overthrow Thanin. The coup attempt failed. On 20 October 1977 Admiral Sangad Chaloryu tore again the power for himself and Thanin Kraivichien had to resign. The military leadership justified this by saying that the government Thanins split the country and would have had no public support, the economic situation had deteriorated, and the population would not agree with the long-term suspension of democracy. King Bhumibol summoned Thanin then in his Privy Council.