Prime Minister of Thailand Every prime minister since Manopakorn Nititada has been Buddhist. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand must be a member of the House of Representatives. Therefore, the qualifications for the office of prime minister are the same as the qualifications for membership in the house. Prior to the coup d'état, to be appointed, the nominee for the office must have the support of one-fifth of the members of the House of Representatives. Then after a simple-majority vote in the house, a resolution will be passed and submitted to the king, who will then make a formal appointment by giving
July 1966 Burundian coup d'état of Prime Minister. Less than five months later Micombero led a third coup d'etat on 28 November which ousted Ntare after just six months on the throne. Micombero abolished Burundi's monarchy and declared the nation a Republic. This allowed Micombero to establish a one-party military dictatorship which would last until his own overthrow in 1976. Ntare V fled into exile but returned to the country from Uganda in 1972, at which time he was assassinated under circumstances that have yet to be fully explained. July 1966 Burundian coup d'état On 8 July 1966, a coup d'état took place in the