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Khattiya Sawasdipol

1951 - 2010

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Khattiya Sawasdipol (Thai: ขัตติยะ สวัสดิผล; RTGS: Khattiya Sawatdiphon; 2 June 1951 – 17 May 2010), alias Se Daeng (Thai: เสธ.แดง, 'red commander'), was a General officer in the Royal Thai Army, assigned to the Internal Security Operations Command, a political activist, and a book author. Khattiya became known for his role in the 1970s campaign against communist insurgents in northeastern Thailand. After the 2006 coup d'état that toppled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, he joined the Red Shirt movement and led its most intransigent and militant wing. He was killed, apparently by a sniper, while giving an interview during the May 2010 unrest in Bangkok. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khattiya Sawasdipol is the 1,999th most popular military personnel (up from 2,006th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 101st in 2019) and the most popular Thai Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Khattiya Sawasdipol ranks 1,999 out of 2,058. Before him are Sékouba Konaté, Leonidas Polk, Oleg Mityaev, Isaac Shelby, Crispus Attucks, and Denys Prokopenko. After him are William J. Hardee, Andrey Mordvichev, Denis Berezovsky, Henry Warner Slocum, Albert Agarunov, and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Khattiya Sawasdipol ranks 657. Before him are Azimzhan Askarov, Mike Bantom, Alan Minter, Rubén Cano, Jean-Pierre Bel, and Debra Fischer. After him are George Karl, Jane Barkman, Arsène Auguste, Kinzang Dorji, Robert Wuhl, and Fred Schneider. Among people deceased in 2010, Khattiya Sawasdipol ranks 447. Before him are Alex Chilton, Bobby Charles, Maciej Płażyński, Arne Nordheim, Mitch Miller, and Malcolm Allison. After him are Jerry Bock, Dorothy Provine, Nan Martin, Ravindra Kelekar, John Dankworth, and Jimmy Dean.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Khattiya Sawasdipol ranks 98 out of 186. Before him are Payao Poontarat (1956), Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (1962), BamBam (1997), Sayan Sanya (1953), Aed Carabao (1954), and Paradorn Srichaphan (1979). After him are Teerasil Dangda (1988), Mike Phiromphon (1970), Hong Chau (1979), Chalermpol Malakham (1962), Siriporn Ampaipong (1964), and Pita Limjaroenrat (1980).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Thailand

Among military personnels born in Thailand, Khattiya Sawasdipol ranks 1. 

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