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Thai economy collapses causing free market ideas to emerge
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Thaksin becomes Prime Minister. He is popular with the poorer majority, but the upper class and elite do not like his ideas.
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A successful and bloodless coup to overthrow Prime Minister Thaksin
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The first draft of a consitution is written by the military
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The consitution was approved by votes.
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The power begins to transition from the military back to the people
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Leaves Thailand for Britain after refusing to appear in court for his charges of corruption.
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Thaksin is found guilty of corruption charges and has a two-year jail sentence. Thaksin does not serve his time.
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Thaksin supporters protest in Bangkok. Protests stopped when the army arrived. 91 were killed.
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Yingluck, Thaksin's sister, is elected prime minister of Thailand.
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The government pays a fixed price for rice. Results in a lot of governemental debt and an increase in the price of rice.
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The anti-Thaksin party protests against the amnesty that would allow Thaksin to return to Thailand without having to serve his sentence.
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The Pheu Thai Party attempts to change the 2007 constitution, but the Consitutional Court prevents this from happening.
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The guranteed price that the government paid for rice is reduced creating angry farmers and social unrest
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Yingluck reorganizes the cabinet, her fifth time, and places herself in charge of defense.
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Protests in Bagkok over the political amnesty bill that would allow Thaksin to return from exile without having to go to jail
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People protest in the streets of Bangkok against democracy