Chulachomklao Military Academy
The Royal Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy ( Thai โรงเรียน นาย ร้อย พระ จุลจอมเกล้า , RTGS : Rongrian Nairoi Phra Chulachomklao, pronunciation: [ roːŋrian naːjrɔːj pʰráʔ t͡ɕùʔláʔt͡ɕɔːmklâw ]; English Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, CRMA ) is the military academy of the Thai army .
It is located in Nakhon Nayok . The academy was founded in 1887 based on the model of German military schools and is named after the then King Rama V , who carried the throne name Chulachomklao. In 1951, the future Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat reformed the curriculum on the model of the United States Military Academy at West Point. This was part of an "Americanization" of the army.
Well-known graduates
- Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram , Prime Minister 1939–44 and 1948–57 (graduated in 1914)
- Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat , Prime Minister 1959–1963 (graduated in 1928)
- Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn , Prime Minister 1957–58 and 1963–73 (graduated in 1929)
- Field Marshal Praphas Charusathien , Minister of the Interior 1957–73, Supreme Commander of the Army 1964–73
- General Chatichai Choonhavan , Prime Minister 1988–91
- General Prem Tinsulanonda , Prime Minister 1980-88 (graduated in 1941)
- General Arthit Kamlang-ek , Supreme Commander of the Army 1982–86, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces 1983–86 (graduated in 1948, with other " Democratic Soldiers ")
Since the curriculum reform in 1951, the final classes have been numbered:
- General Sunthorn Kongsompong , Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces 1990–91, Junta Leader 1991 (Graduating Class 1, 1953)
- General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh , Prime Minister 1996–97 (graduating class 1, 1953)
- General Suchinda Kraprayoon , Prime Minister 1992 (graduating class 5, 1958, with other members of the National Peace Keeping Council)
- Major General Chamlong Srimuang , Governor of Bangkok 1985–92, leader of the " Yellow Shirts " since 2006 (graduating class 7, 1960, with other " Young Turks ")
- General Surayud Chulanont , Prime Minister 2006-08 (graduating class 12, 1965)
- General Prawit Wongsuwan , Commander-in-Chief of the Army 2004–05, Minister of Defense 2008–11 (graduating class 17, 1969)
- General Sonthi Boonyaratglin , Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces 2005-07, Junta Leader 2006 (graduating class 17, 1969)
- General Anupong Paochinda , Commander in Chief of the Army 2007-10 (graduating class 21, 1972)
- General Songkitti Jaggabatara , Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces 2008-11 (Graduating 21, 1972)
- General Prayuth Chan-ocha , Supreme Commander of the Army since 2010, Junta Leader 2014 (graduating class 23)
- General Pallop Pinmanee , Deputy Director of the "Internal Security Operations Command", responsible for the Krue-Se Mosque massacre (graduating class 7)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martina Peitz: Tiger Leaping of the Elephant. Rent seeking, nation building and catch-up development in Thailand. Lit Verlag, Vienna, Zurich, Berlin 2008, p. 125.
- ^ Joseph J. Wright: The Balancing Act. A History of Modern Thailand. Asia Books, Oakland, CA 1991, ISBN 9748206629 , p. 366.
- ^ Donald F. Cooper: Thailand. Dictatorship or Democracy? Minerva Press, 1995, ISBN 1858634164 , p. 176.