Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun gives an undated interview ahead of the Black May incident that took place in 1992.
The succession of military coups, one after another, since the adoption of constitutional monarchy in 1932 has retarded Thailand’s democratic development, leaving a legacy of failed administrations and corruption, former prime minister Anand Panyarachun has said.
The two-time prime minister was speaking during an interview with the Third Council’s YouTube channel ahead of the 30th anniversary of a crackdown on protesters by the military in Bangkok from May 17-20, 1992.
The “Black May” incident came after hundreds of thousand of people took to the streets to seek the ouster of Gen Suchinda Kraprayoon, who seized power in a coup the year before.
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