How to Pronounce Prayut Chan-o-cha
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Mar 21, 1954 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 70 years old
Thai politician, current Prime Minister of Thailand
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Prayut Chan O Cha - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Prayut Chan O Cha
- General (Ret.) Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelt Prayuth Chan-ocha; Thai: ???????? ??????????; IPA: [pra.jút t?an.?o?.t??a?]; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician, retired Royal Thai Army general officer and former dictator who led the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
- As of August 2019 he serves as Prime Minister of Thailand, Thailand's Defence Minister, and head of the Royal Thai Police.
- In addition, he assumed the duties of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak as head of the government's economic team and oversees the Justice Ministry's Department of Special Investigation (DSI).Prayut is a former Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, the post he held from October 2010 to October 2014.
- After his appointment as army chief, Prayut was characterised as a strong royalist and an opponent of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Considered a hardliner within the military, he was one of the leading proponents of military crackdowns on the Red Shirt demonstrations of April 2009 and April–May 2010.
- He later sought to moderate his profile, talking to relatives of protesters who were killed in the bloody conflict, and co-operating with the government of Yingluck Shinawatra who won parliamentary elections in July 2011. During the political crisis that began in November 2013 and involved protests against the caretaker government of Yingluck, Prayut claimed that the army was neutral, and would not launch a coup.
- However in May 2014, Prayut staged a military coup against the government and then assumed control of the country as NCPO leader.
- He later issued an interim constitution granting himself sweeping powers and giving himself amnesty for staging the coup.
- In August 2014, a military-dominated national legislature, whose members were handpicked by Prayut, non-democratically appointed him Prime Minister.After seizing power, Prayut's government oversaw a significant crack down on dissent.
- He introduced the “twelve values” that he formulated based on traditional Thai values and suggested that these values be included in school lessons.
- Measures were implemented to limit public discussions about democracy and criticism of the government including increases in Internet and media censorship.
- Prayut became Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2019 Thai general election.
