STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 23, 2021 • 7 min read
History What lessons can we learn from Thailand’s 1991 coup?
By
Duncan McCargo
• Feb 23, 2021
On this day in 1991, Thailand's coup-happy military staged yet another putsch that removed civilian premier Chatichai Choonavan. Three decades on, the effects of those events are still felt today, with lessons to be learned for current pro-democracy protestors