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Chamlong Srimuang
Politician
1935 –
Who is Chamlong Srimuang?
Major General Chamlong Srimuang is a Thai activist and former politician. A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Palang Dharma Party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and is a prominent member of the People's Alliance for Democracy, a group strongly opposed to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Chamlong had supported the military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a coup. A devout Buddhist and follower of the Santi Asoke sect, he is now celibate, a vegetarian, and claims to have no worldly possessions. He received a Ramon Magsaysay Award for his government service.
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- Born
- Jul 5, 1935
Thon Buri District - Also known as
- Major General Chamlong Srimuang
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sirilak Kheolaor
(1964 - )
- Sirilak Kheolaor
- Ethnicity
- Thai Chinese
- Nationality
- Thailand
- Profession
- Education
- Master's Degree, Naval Postgraduate School
Management
(1972 - 1974) - Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
- Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School
- Master's Degree, Naval Postgraduate School
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on July 23, 2013
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