Sangad Chaloryu

Sangad Chaloryu ( Thai : สงัด ชล อ อยู่ , RTGS : Sa-ngat Chaloyu, pronunciation: [ sà.ŋàt tɕʰá.lɔː.jùː ]; * March 4, 1915 in Amphoe Doem Bang Nang Buat , Suphan Buri province ; † November 23 1980 ) was a Thai admiral and politician .

biography

After completing school, Sangad graduated from Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University . He then entered the Royal Thai Navy and was initially a graduate of the Royal Thai Naval Academy ( โรงเรียน นาย เรือ ) and then the College of National Defense .

On November 19, 1973 he became Admiral and Commander of the Royal Thai Navy and held this post until September 30, 1976.

At the same time, on October 1, 1975, he became the first naval officer to be Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters and thus Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces ( กำลัง ทหารไทย ). He also held this office until September 30, 1976.

On September 23, 1976, because of the uneasy political situation that culminated in the massacre at Thammasat University , he took power from Prime Minister Seni Pramoj and was chairman of the State Administration Council until October 5, 1976.

On September 25, 1976 he also became Minister of Defense and belonged to the subsequent governments of Prime Ministers Seni Pramoj and Tanin Kraivixien until November 12, 1977. In the meantime he was acting Prime Minister as chairman of the Administrative State Council from October 8 to October 22, 1976 after Seni Pramoj was again deposed.

In January 1977 there was a serious border conflict with armed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia .

On October 20, 1977, he pushed Prime Minister Tanin out of office and temporarily resumed power as chairman of the Administrative State Council, which he finally handed over to Prime Minister General Kriangsak Chomanan on November 12, 1977 . In the background, however, he de facto remained one of the real rulers until 1980.

annotation

↑ The first name is also transcribed as Sa-ngad, the family name as Chaloryoo, Chalawyoo or Chalawyu.

Web links

Giles Ji Ungpakorn: "Thailand: Comparing the 1976 and 2006 coups" (October 5, 2009)

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Sangad Chaloryu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Thai admiral
DATE OF BIRTH	March 4, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Doem Bang Nang Buat Amphoe , Suphan Buri Province
DATE OF DEATH	November 23, 1980

[1] The first name is also transcribed as Sa-ngad, the family name as Chaloryoo, Chalawyoo or Chalawyu.

[2] TIME-MAGAZINE: "THAILAND: A Nightmare of Lynching and Burning" (October 18, 1976)

[3] Larry Palmer: "THAILAND'S KAMPUCHEA INCIDENTS TERRITORIAL DISPUTES AND ARMED CONFRONTATION ALONG THE THAI-KAMPUCHEAN FRONTIER" (October 1977)