Suchinda was a leader of the National Peace Keeping Council (NPKC), which conducted the 1991 Thai coup d'état that ousted the elected government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan on 23 February 1991.
Suchinda led the National Peace Keeping Council (NPKC) in orchestrating the 1991 Thai coup d'état that overthrew the government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan on February 23, 1991.