|
Major General Manoonkrit Roopkachorn (Thai: (タイ語:มนูญกฤต รูปขจร), RTGS: Manunkrit Rupkhachon born Manoon Roopkachorn, 13 December 1935 in Ayutthaya province) is a former Thai military officer, Senator and Speaker of the Senate. A leader of the "Young Turks" clique of military officers, he took part in the coups of 1976 and 1977, in the unsuccessful coups of 1981 and 1985, and in the 2002 corruption case of Prime Minister Thaksin. ==Early life and career== Manoon graduated from the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in its 7th Class, along with classmates Sanan Kachornprasart, Chamlong Srimuang, and Pallop Pinmanee. ==Attempted coup of 1981== Important military factions in the early 1980s included the Young Turks; the fifth class of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy led by Suchinda Kraprayoon; the "Democratic Soldiers", mostly staff officers in counter-insurgency planning; and the military leadership, such as Generals Arthit Kamlang-ek and Pichit Kullavanij, both with close ties to the palace, and Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, a loyalist to Prime Minister General Prem Tinsulanonda.〔(Thailand: Military Intervention and the Politics of Authoritarian Domination )〕 The Young Turks were increasingly frustrated by the military leadership, which they claim had "allowed themselves to be subservient to the rotten political system just to live happily with benefits handed to them by (corrupt) politicians."〔Chai-Anan Samudavanija, "The Thai Young Turks", p. 31, from an address to Manoon's Young Turk followers, 27 June 1980〕 On 1 April 1981, the Young Turks took over Bangkok in a bloodless coup of overwhelming military force, without informing King Bhumibol Adulyadej in advance, as had sometimes happened.〔 The Thai royal family immediately fled to Korat province, along with Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda. With royal support for the Government thus made clear, Arthit Kamlang-ek led troops loyal to Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy Class 5 in a bloodless counter-coup that recaptured the capital. The coup attempt later became known as the April Fool's Day Coup or the Mesa Hawaii ((タイ語:เมษาฮาวาย)) Coup. ==Attempted coup of 1985== On 9 September 1985, the Young Turks again unsuccessfully attempted to topple the government of General Prem, although Prem was abroad at the time. Led by Manoon and his brother, Wing Commander Manas Roopkachorn, he was supported by former Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan, former Supreme Commander General Serm Na Nakhon, former Army chief General Yos Thephasdin, former Air Force chief Marshall Krasae Intharat and former Air Force chief Marshall Arun Promthep.〔(Timeline of modern Thai history )〕 The pre-dawn coup consisted of several hundred men and twenty-two tanks. Within 10 hours, government troops led by General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh quelled the bloody rebellion. There are 59 injuries, 5 casualties, 2 of them foreign journalists. Over 40 active and former military officers were arrested. Exiled pyramid scheme operator Ekkayuth Anchanbutr was widely cited as a financier of the coup, leading some to call the coup the "Share Rebellion".〔(Thai-language newspaper headlines, 20 September 2004 )〕〔หนุ่มแนว, ( ย้อนรอย มนูญกฤต รูปขจร เบื้องหลังกลุ่มพันธมิตร ), 3 มีนาคม 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manoonkrit Roopkachorn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|