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Chatichai Choonhavan

1920 - 1998

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Chatichai Choonhavan (Thai: ชาติชาย ชุณหะวัณ; RTGS: Chatchai Chunhawan, pronounced [tɕʰâːt.tɕʰāːj tɕʰūn.hà.wān]; 5 April 1920 – 6 May 1998) was a Thai army officer, diplomat and politician. From 1986 to 1991, he was the chairman of the Thai Nation Party and served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from August 1988 until the 1991 coup d'état. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Chatichai Choonhavan is the 11,062nd most popular politician (up from 11,200th in 2024), the 51st most popular biography from Thailand (down from 50th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chatichai Choonhavan ranks 11,062 out of 19,576. Before him are Albin Kurti, Erik Axelsson Tott, Hugh IV of Cyprus, Pasteur Bizimungu, Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, and Johannes van den Bosch. After him are Stacey Abrams, Khieu Ponnary, Abderrahmane Farès, George XI of Kartli, William II, Duke of Aquitaine, and Shi Lang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Chatichai Choonhavan ranks 190. Before him are Barend Biesheuvel, Yves Robert, Zao Wou-Ki, Mahendra of Nepal, Stéphanos II Ghattas, and Eduardo Francisco Pironio. After him are Khieu Ponnary, Karel Píč, Lydia Wideman, Celia Sánchez, Georges Marchais, and José Gonzalvo. Among people deceased in 1998, Chatichai Choonhavan ranks 130. Before him are Klaus Tennstedt, Nino Ferrer, Mancur Olson, Vladimir Demikhov, Richard Hamming, and Eduardo Francisco Pironio. After him are Mariano Martín, Clara Rockmore, Régine Pernoud, Phil Hartman, Leo Penn, and Michael Tippett.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Chatichai Choonhavan ranks 51 out of 186. Before him are Seni Pramoj (1905), Anutin Charnvirakul (1966), Buakaw Banchamek (1982), Paetongtarn Shinawatra (1986), Si Inthrathit (1188), and Buddhadasa (1906). After him are Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Wan Waithayakon (1891), Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Pumpuang Duangjan (1961), and Prasat Thong (1599).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Chatichai Choonhavan ranks 36. Before him are Ekkathat (1800), Sonthi Boonyaratglin (1946), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Seni Pramoj (1905), Paetongtarn Shinawatra (1986), and Si Inthrathit (1188). After him are Anand Panyarachun (1932), Wan Waithayakon (1891), Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Prasat Thong (1599), Phetracha (1632), and Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932).

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