2014 Thailand coup

2014 Thai coup d'état
Part of the 2013–14 Thai political crisis
Thai soldiers at the Chang Phueak Gate in Chiang Mai.
Date 22 May 2014 Location Thailand Result Thai military takeover Prime Minister Yingluck impeached Caretaker government dissolved Senate dissolved Constitution repealed Military junta established
Belligerents
National Council for Peace and Order	Yingluck cabinet
Commanders and leaders
Prayut Chan-o-cha	Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan

Thai military takeover

On 22 May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Commander of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), launched a coup d'état, the 12th since the country's first coup in 1932, against the caretaker government of Thailand, following six months of political crisis. The military established a junta called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to govern the nation.

After dissolving the government and the Senate, the NCPO vested executive and legislative powers in its leader and ordered the judicial branch to operate under its directives. In addition, it partially repealed the 2007 constitution, saved the second chapter which concerns the king, declared martial law and curfew nationwide, banned political gatherings, arrested and detained politicians and anti-coup activists, imposed Internet censorship and took control of the media.

The NCPO issued an interim constitution granting itself amnesty and sweeping power. The NCPO also established a military dominated national legislature which later unanimously elected General Prayut as the new prime minister of the country.

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