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Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who was the 28th prime minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014. Yingluck was Thailand's first female prime minister and its youngest in over 60 years since the Siamese revolution of 1932. She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a Constitutional Court decision.
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business · Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014 · politician · entrepreneur · businessperson · refugee · also Yingluck Shinawatra, Pu, Shinawatra
Born 21 June 1967 · Q57670
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2026· 2 entries
The New York Times: Yingluck Shinawatra
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2025· 1 entry
The Diplomat: Thai Court Orders Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra to Pay Rice Scheme Damages
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2024· 2 entries
San Diego Union-Tribune: Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling government funds
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Yahoo: Thai court drops case against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for mishandling government project expenditures
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2019· 2 entries
Reports surfaced alleging that Yingluck had obtained a Cambodian passport
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Has been granted citizenship by the government of Serbia
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2016· 1 entry
But did not appear in court in August 2017 for the verdict
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2014· 1 entry
Yingluck's passports were cancelled by the military-led National Council for Peace and Order, and she was rumoured to be in London and to have a British passport
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Auckland University of Technology (2013).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence of Thailand (2013–2014).
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But did not have time to be adopted due to the 2014 coup d'état
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2012· 4 entries
Won: Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (April 2012).
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Won: Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand (March 2012).
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant (2012).
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (2012).
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2011· 6 entries
Won: Volunteer Defense Corps General of Volunteer Defense Corps (Thailand) (September 2011).
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Career landmark: Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (2011–2013).
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Revealed that during a 9 September 2009 meeting, former Deputy Prime Minister and "close Thaksin ally" Sompong Amornwiwat told Ambassador to Thailand Eric John that she did not envision a big role for Yingluck in the Phe
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“Speech on the occasion of the end of Ramadan H. 1432”
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Campaign: 2011 election and rise to premiership.
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Thailand (2011–2014).
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2010· 2 entries
Won Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira (2010).
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During the Abhisit-government's crackdown on anti-government protesters
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2002· 1 entry
And became the CEO of Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand's largest mobile phone operator
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1994· 1 entry
Became the general manager of Rainbow Media, a subsidiary of International Broadcasting Corporation (which later became TrueVisions)
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1993· 1 entry
At Shinawatra Directories Co
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1988· 1 entry
And received a Master of Public Administration degree (specialisation in Management Information Systems) from Kentucky State University in the United States in 1991
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-06-21.
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