Sarit Thanarat
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Sarit Thanarat was a Thai military leader and prime minister who ruled Thailand as a staunchly anti-communist authoritarian strongman from the late 1950s until his death in 1963.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thai military officer
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anti-communist ⓘ authoritarian leader ⓘ human ⓘ prime minister of Thailand ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfRule | death ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Cold War in Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfRule | 1963 ⓘ |
| governmentTypeDuringRule |
authoritarian regime
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military dictatorship ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
anti-communist security laws
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censorship of the press ⓘ centralization of political power ⓘ expansion of military influence in government ⓘ suppression of political parties ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with entrenched military dominance in Thai politics
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established a model for subsequent Thai military regimes ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Thai Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sarit Thanarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close alignment with the United States during the Cold War
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leading a military coup in Thailand in 1957 ⓘ ruling Thailand as a military strongman ⓘ suppressing communist and leftist movements in Thailand ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
communism
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left-wing political movements in Thailand ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army
NERFINISHED
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Minister of Defence of Thailand ⓘ Prime Minister of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ military dictator of Thailand ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInColdWar | regional anti-communist ally of the United States ⓘ |
| startTimeOfRule | late 1950s ⓘ |
| styleOfLeadership |
personalist authoritarianism
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strongman rule ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Thai Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | 1950s–1963 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
martial law
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military coups ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
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