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Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai former politician, businessman, and police officer who served as the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 until his overthrow in 2006. Since 2009, he has also been a citizen of Montenegro.
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Born 26 July 1949 · Q164373
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2026· 3 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra visiting his sister in Dubai.” False.
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The Asahi Shimbun: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra freed early from parole after receiving royal pardon
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2025· 6 entries
Click2Houston: Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictions
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Forbes: Thaksin Shinawatra Leaves Thailand As Parliament Prepares To Vote For New Prime Minister
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The Asahi Shimbun: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation
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UPI: Former Thai leader Shinawatra acquitted of insulting the monarchy
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News4Jax: Thai court acquits former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of royal defamation charge
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On 23 February 2025, Thaksin Shinawatra issued a public apology over the Tak Bai incident.
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2024· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Thaksin Shinawatra's speech got 4 million views on a single platform.” False.
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2023· 3 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatraat serving jail sentence at home in 2023” False.
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Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated the claim “A video depicting the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arriving in Thailand was posted on the TikTok platform recently with a caption that he has finally returned back to Thailand. The video posted above has been liked more than 28K times and many more engagements from TikTok users. …” False.
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During the run-up to the 2023 general election, Thaksin announced his intent to return to Thailand, after 15 years of self-imposed exile
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2019· 1 entry
After he was convicted of corruption in 2008 and fled Thailand to avoid imprisonment
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2011· 2 entries
The Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand released a final report after two years of work, stating that all political crises were caused by the "Thaksin stock hiding case" in which the Constitutional Court acte
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At her brother's request as leader of the pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai Party
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2009· 1 entry
It was announced that Thaksin had obtained Montenegrin citizenship through that country's economic citizenship program
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2008· 1 entry
Thaksin was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in absentia over a corrupt land deal
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2007· 1 entry
By Bangkok Pundit writing for the now defunct Asian Correspondent found that HRW's source for the 2,275 figure was Agence France-Presse (AFP)
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2006· 4 entries
And on 19 September 2006 a military junta which later called itself the Council for National Security (CNS) replaced Thaksin's caretaker government in a coup while he was abroad
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To 166 million baht in 2019, but still remain below one percent of GDP
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The tax-free sale of his family's shares in Shin Corporation sparked mass protests led by the People's Alliance for Democracy ("Yellow Shirts"), accusing him of corruption, abuse of power, and autocratic tendencies
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That was boycotted by opposition parties and subsequently invalidated by the Constitutional Court
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (2005–2006).
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Campaign: 2005 re-election.
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2004).
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2003· 3 entries
Won Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira (2003).
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Awarded Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (2003).
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And the Transport Ministry's decision the same year to abolish the minimum air fare of 3
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2002· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Bahrain (2002).
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Awarded Grand Commander of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (2002).
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Awarded Order of Setia Negara Brunei (2002).
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And low-cost universal access to anti-retroviral HIV medication (ARVs)
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2001· 11 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn (2001).
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Awarded Royal Order of Sahametrei (2001).
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Although he had transferred many of his assets to his children and associates before taking office
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And 2002, Thaksin balanced the national budget, producing comfortable fiscal surpluses for 2003 to 2005
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And introduced in all provinces in October 2003, CEO-governors were put in charge of planning and co-ordinating provincial development and became accountable for overall provincial affairs
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In the three southernmost provinces of Thailand with their Muslim, ethnic Malay majority
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To 80 percent in 2007, due almost completely to pre-paid services, and the reduction in AIS market share from 68 to 53 percent in the same period were not taken into account by the court
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And denied that her children and relatives were nominees of her and her husband
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Became prime minister, the country's first to serve a full term
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Thailand's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score was 3
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Career landmark: Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (2001–2005).
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2000· 1 entry
Thaksin acquired the ailing iTV television station from the Crown Property Bureau, Nation Multimedia Group, and Siam Commercial Bank
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1999· 1 entry
The Shinawatra family spent some one billion baht establishing Shinawatra University in Pathum Thani
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1998· 2 entries
And became prime minister following a landslide election victory in 2001
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Along with Somkid Jatusripitak, PDP ally Sudarat Keyuraphan, Purachai Piumsomboon, and 19 others
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant (1996).
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And founded the populist Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in 1998
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (1995).
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1992· 1 entry
Telecommunication Development for Social Welfare Award of 1993 from Telecommunication Society of Thailand
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1990· 1 entry
Thaksin founded Shinawatra Satellite, which has developed and operated four Thaicom communications satellites
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1989· 2 entries
Launched IBC, a cable television company
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Thaksin established a data networking service, Shinawatra DataCom, today known as Advanced Data Network and owned by AIS and TOT
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1988· 1 entry
Joined Pacific Telesis to operate and market the PacLink pager service, a modest success, though Thaksin later sold his shares to establish his own paging company
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1987· 2 entries
Making him one of the wealthiest individuals in Thailand
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As a Police Lieutenant Colonel and leaving the police
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1975· 1 entry
And three years later was awarded a doctorate in criminal justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas
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1968· 1 entry
Loet Shinawatra entered politics and became an MP for Chiang Mai
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-07-26.
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1938· 1 entry
Because of the country's pro-Central Thai movement, and the rest of the family also adopted it
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