Thailand coup leader a strong defender of monarchy

By Grant Peck

Published May 24, 2014 12:57am ET

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Thailand coup leader a strong defender of monarchy — BANGKOK (AP) — The general who led the military takeover of Thailand is known as an ardent defender of the monarchy, an adversary of the former prime minister at the center of the nation’s political crisis, and a prickly personality prone to snap at unwanted questions. In orchestrating the coup Thursday, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha was […]

BANGKOK (AP) — The general who led the military takeover of Thailand is known as an ardent defender of the monarchy, an adversary of the former prime minister at the center of the nation’s political crisis, and a prickly personality prone to snap at unwanted questions.

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