Ex-Thai
Premier Kriangsak dies at age 87 - Newsday,
December 24, 2003
Kriangsak Chomanan, an army general who became prime minister
in 1977 through a series of coups before helping steer Thailand
to democracy, died Tuesday. He was 87...
In September 1978, he issued an amnesty for the "Bangkok
18" left-wing students and labor activists jailed in
connection with the 1976 crackdown. He also initiated an amnesty
program for former members of the Communist Party of Thailand,
a reconciliation policy that eventually helped quash its insurgency.
As he adapted to his civilian post, Kriangsak was often photographed
with his trademark pipe, and, in evening hours, a snifter
of brandy.
Ex-Thai Premier Kriangsak dies at age 87
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