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Kriangsak Chamanan

1917 - 2003

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Kriangsak Chamanan (Thai: เกรียงศักดิ์ ชมะนันทน์, pronounced [kria̯ŋ.sàk tɕʰā.má(ʔ).nān]; 17 December 1917 – 23 December 2003) served as prime minister of Thailand from 1977 to 1980. After staging a successful coup, he was asked to become Prime Minister in 1977. He ruled until 1980 and is credited with "steering Thailand to democracy" in a time where communist insurgents were rampant internally and neighbouring countries turned to communist rule following the communist takeover of Vietnam: South Vietnam (by the Viet Cong), Laos (by the Pathet Lao), and Cambodia (by the Khmer Rouge). Regarded as one of the most notable statesmen in modern Thailand, his landmark developmental policies include the founding of Eastern Seaboard through the founding of PTT, facilitating the building of a deep-sea port in Laem Chabang and negotiating for bilateral trade agreements between Thailand and Japan through Takeo Fukuda to include Thailand in the flying geese paradigm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kriangsak Chamanan is the 14,727th most popular politician (down from 13,116th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Thailand (down from 68th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kriangsak Chamanan ranks 14,727 out of 19,576. Before him are Algernon Sidney, Vladas Mironas, Mardavij, Jack Straw, Edem Kodjo, and Peter Scully. After him are Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus, Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Gennady Burbulis, Enlil-nasir I, Mykolas Biržiška, and Kamal Hassan Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Kriangsak Chamanan ranks 251. Before him are Odd Lundberg, Kamal Ranadive, Melville Shavelson, Charles Sibley, Gösta Andersson, and Mikhail Devyataev. After him are Gottfried Honegger, Edgar Barth, Joseph Wresinski, Nils Karlsson, Amelia Piccinini, and Marcel Hansenne. Among people deceased in 2003, Kriangsak Chamanan ranks 242. Before him are Félix Loustau, Noronha, Leonid Filatov, Mike Larrabee, Derek Prince, and William Roth. After him are Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Tommy Seebach, Terenci Moix, Stu Hart, Melitta Brunner, and Herbie Mann.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Kriangsak Chamanan ranks 73 out of 186. Before him are Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948), Prawit Wongsuwon (1945), Thongchai McIntyre (1958), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Borommatrailokkanat (1431), and Rambai Barni (1904). After him are Srirasmi Suwadee (1971), Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Suthida (1978), Jintara Poonlarp (1969), Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), and Adam Osborne (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Kriangsak Chamanan ranks 52. Before him are Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Pote Sarasin (1905), Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948), Prawit Wongsuwon (1945), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), and Borommatrailokkanat (1431). After him are Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), Supachai Panitchpakdi (1946), Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (1901), Suthep Thaugsuban (1949), Thawi Bunyaket (1904), and Pita Limjaroenrat (1980).

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