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Prem Tinsulanonda

1920 - 2019

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Prem Tinsulanonda (Thai: เปรม ติณสูลานนท์, RTGS: Prem Tinnasulanon, pronounced [prēːm tīn.nā.sǔː.lāː.nōn]; 26 August 1920 – 26 May 2019) was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988. During Prem’s tenure as prime minister, he was credited with ending a communist insurgency and presiding over accelerating economic growth. As president of the Privy Council, he served as Regent of Thailand from the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 13 October 2016 until 1 December 2016, when Vajiralongkorn was proclaimed King. At the age of 98, Prem was the longest-living Thai Prime Minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prem Tinsulanonda is the 2,919th most popular politician (up from 3,267th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Thailand and the 11th most popular Thai Politician.

Prem Tinsulanonda was a politician and general of the Thai military, and served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988. He is most famous for his role in the 1991 coup that ousted the elected government of Chatichai Choonhavan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prem Tinsulanonda ranks 2,919 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip the Tetrarch, Fausta, Alix of France, Senedj, Milan I of Serbia, and Eumenes II. After him are Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Apries, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Reccared I, and Urukagina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Prem Tinsulanonda ranks 44. Before him are Clarice Lispector, Peter D. Mitchell, C. R. Rao, Mario Beccaria, John Demjanjuk, and Walter Matthau. After him are Douglass North, Ben Ferencz, Baruj Benacerraf, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Robert Whittaker, and Lawrence Klein. Among people deceased in 2019, Prem Tinsulanonda ranks 41. Before him are Michel Legrand, David Koch, Bibi Andersson, Gordon Banks, Robert Evans, and B. J. Habibie. After him are Albert Finney, René Auberjonois, Ratko Janev, Li Peng, Lee Radziwill, and Marie Laforêt.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Prem Tinsulanonda ranks 11 out of 186. Before him are Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), and Rama I (1736). After him are Pridi Banomyong (1900), Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (1958), Naresuan (1555), Lisa (1997), and Emmanuelle Arsan (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Prem Tinsulanonda ranks 11. Before him are Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), and Rama I (1736). After him are Pridi Banomyong (1900), Naresuan (1555), Rama II of Siam (1767), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), and Samak Sundaravej (1935).

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