Suchinda Kraprayoon
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Bhumibol Adulyadej
- Deputy
- Meechai Ruchuphan Narong Wongwan Somboon Rahong Montree Pongpanich Samak Sundaravej
- Preceded by
- Anand Panyarachun
- Succeeded by
- Meechai Ruchuphan (acting) , Anand Panyarachun
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Minister
- Praphat Kritsanajun
- Born
- ( 1933-08-06 ) 6 August 1933, Thonburi , Krung Thep, Siam
- Died
- 10 June 2025 (2025-06-10) (aged 91), Bangkok , Thailand
- Spouse
- Wannee Noonpakdee
- Alma mater
- Royal Military Academy
- Allegiance
- Thailand
- Branch
- Royal Thai Army
- Service years
- 1953–1992
- Rank
- General Admiral Air Chief Marshal
- Conflicts
- Vietnam War Communist insurgency in Thailand
- Awards
- see Honours
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thailand
- Place of birth
- Nakhon Pathom
- Occupation
- military
- Languages spoken
- Thai
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Conflict
- communist insurgency in Thailand
- Military branch
- Royal Thai Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Suchinda Kraprayoon early 1970s.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1933-08-06
- name in native language
- สุจินดา คราประยูร
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- Suchinda Kraprayoon
- date of death
- 2025-06-10
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Encyclopedic overview
Suchinda Kraprayoon (Thai: สุจินดา คราประยูร, RTGS: Suchinda Khraprayun; 6 August 1933 – 10 June 2025) was a Thai military officer and politician who was the 19th prime minister of Thailand for several weeks in 1992.
As the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (1990–1992), Suchinda 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. This sparked mass protests that were violently suppressed during Black May which finally led to his resignation on 24 May 1992.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suchinda Kraprayoon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.