The democratically elected prime minister Seni Pramoj was toppled by a military coup led by Admiral Sangad Chaloryu (head of the National Administrative Reform Council); then two days later, King Bhumibol Adulyadej appointed his favourite, Thanin, to be interim prime minister.
The democratically elected prime minister Seni Pramoj was toppled by a military coup led by Admiral Sangad Chaloryu (head of the National Administrative Reform Council); then two days later, King Bhumibol Adulyadej appointed his favourite, Thanin, to be interim prime minister.