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14 October uprising
Thousands of students gather at Ratchadamnoen Avenue, 1973
Date9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) – 15 October 1973 (1973-10-15)
(6 days)
Location
Bangkok

Ratchadamnoen Avenue
Caused by
  • The Thung Yai hunting scandal
  • Military dictatorship
  • The start of a movement of intellectual and leftist university students
Goals
  • End of the Thanom military regime
  • Drafting of the new permanent constitution
Methodssit-in, occupation of public avenues, protest march
Resulted in
  • Thanom Kittikachorn, Praphas Charusathien, and Narong Kittikachorn fled the country
  • Sanya Dharmasakti appointed as prime minister by Bhumibol Adulyadej
  • Bhumibol Adulyadej appointed 2,347-person group in a process of drafting new constitution
Parties
The National Student Center of Thailand

1973 Thai popular uprising Second Thanom Cabinet

  • 1973 Thai popular uprising Royal Thai Army
    • 11th Infantry Regiment, King's Guard
    • 4th Tank Battalion
  • TNPD
    • Metropolitan Police
    • Crime Suppression Division
Lead figures

Thirayuth Boonmee
Seksan Prasertkul

1973 Thai popular uprising Thanom Kittikachorn
1973 Thai popular uprising Praphas Charusathien
1973 Thai popular uprising Narong Kittikachorn

Number
500,000
Casualties
Death(s)77
Injuries857
DamageBuildings near Ratchadamnoen Avenue were set on fire

The popular uprising of 14 October 1973 (Thai: เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา, RTGS: Hetkan Sip-Si Tula, lit.'October 14 Event'; also วันมหาวิปโยค, RTGS: Wan Maha Wippayok, lit.'Day of Great Sorrow'[1]) was a watershed event in Thailand's history. The uprising resulted in the end of the ruling military dictatorship of anti-communist Thanom Kittikachorn and altered the Thai political system. Notably, it highlighted the growing influence of Thai university students in politics.

  1. ^ Suwannathat-Pian, Kobkua (2003), Kings, Country and Constitutions: Thailand's Political Development 1932-2000, RoutledgeCurzon, p. 169

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