Kriangsak Chamanan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Thai politician
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Place of Birth: Samut Sakhon, Thailand
About Kriangsak Chamanan
- Kriangsak Chamanan (Thai: ???????????? ?????????, pronounced [kria??.sà k t??a.má(?).nan]; 17 December 1917 – 23 December 2003) served as prime minister of Thailand from 1977 to 1980.
- After staging a successful coup, he was asked to become Prime Minister in 1977, he ruled till 1980 and is credited with "helping steer Thailand to democracy" in a time where internally, communist insurgents are rampant and neighbouring countries have turned to communist rule following the communist takeover of Vietnam: South Vietnam (by the Viet Cong), Laos (by the Pathet Lao), and Cambodia (by the Khmer Rouge).
- He died on 23 December 2003, aged 86. A professional soldier, in WWII he was posted in occupied Shan State.
- He fought against the French in the Franco-Thai War from 1940–43, serving as platoon leader, and against the communists in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
- In Korea, he served as Commander of Infantry Battalion III.
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