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Gen Saprang dies at age 75

Gen Saprang Kalayanamitr. (File photo)

Gen Saprang Kalayanamitr, a pivotal figure in the September 2006 coup that ousted the Thaksin Shinawatra government, died of lung cancer on Tuesday morning. He was 75.

The funeral rites are scheduled to take place at Wat Phra Sri Maha That in Bang Khen district, Bangkok.

Born on July 8, 1948, in the northern province of Lampang, Gen Saprang embarked on his military career in 1969 after graduating from the Royal Chulachomklao…

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