Thailand’s government has been overthrown in a coup d’etat by Thai military forces:
ABC News—The Thai armed forces dismissed the government and revoked the country’s 1997 constitution on Wednesday after a coup to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
A coup spokesman, Retired Lieutenant-General Prapart Sakuntanak, announced the dismissal in a televised address after the army took control of Bangkok without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution. The prime minister declared a state of emergency from New York. …
With Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in New York, I wonder if he now represents a government in exile?
Resources:
Google Maps: Thai Government House
Google Maps: Thai Parliament Building
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