1965–1983 guerrilla war primarily in northeast Thailand
Communist insurgency in Thailand
Part of the Cold War
A zinc bowl engraved with Thai message reading "Obliterate all the communists - out of the soil of Thailand" - a propaganda tool against communist insurgency in Thailand, discovered in Wanon Niwat district, Sakon Nakhon province
Date
1965–1983 (18 years)
Location
Thailand (primarily northeast Thailand)
Result
Thai government victory
Amnesty declared on 23 April 1980 by the Thai government
Order 66/2523 signed by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda
Communist insurgency declines and ends in 1983
Belligerents
Thailand
Royal Thai Armed Forces
Royal Thai Police
Volunteer Defense Corps
Thahan Phran
Internal Security Operations Command
Village Scouts
Nawaphon
Red Gaurs
Republic of China (until July 1967)
Republic of China Army 49th Division[1]
Malaysia[2][3] United States[4]
Supported by: Indonesia (from 1968)[5]
Communist Party of Thailand
Malayan Communist Party[6]
Pathet Lao[4][7]
Khmer Rouge (until 1978, 1979-1983)[4][7]
Supported by:
North Vietnam (1965–1976)
Vietnam (1976–1978)
People's Republic of China (1971–1976)
Commanders and leaders
Bhumibol Adulyadej[a][8][9][10]
Thanom Kittikachorn[b]
Praphas Charusathien[c]
Thanin Kraivichien[d]
Kriangsak Chamanan[e]
Prem Tinsulanonda[f]
Li Mi
Ibrahim Ismail
Richard Helms
Lucius D. Clay Jr.
Phayom Chulanont
Udom Srisuwan
Damri Ruangsutham (POW)
Wirat Anghathawon (POW)
Thong Chaemsri (POW)
Chit Phumisak †
Surachai Danwattananusorn (POW)
Chin Peng
Souphanouvong
Pol Pot
Strength
Royal Thai Armed Forces: 127,700 Royal Thai Police: 45,800[4]
Unknown civilian deaths (3,008 killed by government forces alone in 1971–1973)[15]
The communist insurgency in Thailand was a guerrilla war lasting from 1965 until 1983, fought mainly between the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) and the government of Thailand. The war began to wind down in 1980 following the declaration of an amnesty, and in 1983, the CPT abandoned the insurgency entirely, ending the conflict.
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^Note: these are figures for Dec. 25 1965 to Jan. 16 1967. The total number of suspects "arrested or surrendered" in this time was 3,450, but only 49 were convicted, with the rest being listed as "released" or "under investigation." See page 9.
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