Suchinda Kraprayoon
Suchinda Kraprayoon (Thai: สุจินดา คราประยูร; RTGS: Suchinda Khra-prayun, 6 August 1933 – 10 June 2025) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until 24 May 1992.[1][2][3]
Suchinda Kraprayoon | |
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สุจินดา คราประยูร | |
 Suchinda in 1978 | |
| 19th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 7 April 1992 – 24 May 1992 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Anand Panyarachun |
| Succeeded by | Meechai Ruchuphan (Acting) |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 April 1992 – 24 May 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | himself |
| Preceded by | Praphat Kritsanajun |
| Succeeded by | Banjob Bunnag |
| Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces | |
| In office 1 October 1991 – 4 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Sunthorn Kongsompong |
| Succeeded by | Kaset Rojananil |
| Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army | |
| In office 29 April 1990 – 7 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh |
| Succeeded by | Isarapong Noonpakdee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1933 Bangkok Noi, Thonburi, Siam |
| Died | 10 June 2025 (aged 91) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Spouse(s) | Khun Ying Wannee Kraprayoon |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Thailand |
| Branch/service |  Royal Thai Army |
| Years of service | 1953–1990 |
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| Commands | Commander-in-Chief Royal Thai Armed Forces |
Suchinda died of natural causes on 10 June 2025 at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand at the age of 91.[4]
Suchinda Kraprayoon Media
Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon
Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon
Order of Chula Chom Klao - 2nd Class upper (Thailand) ribbon
Victory Medal - Vietnam War with flames (Thailand) ribbon
Freeman Safeguarding Medal - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon
Border Service Medal (Thailand) ribbon
Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon
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King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon
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References
- ↑ (in Chinese) 泰国华裔总理不忘“本” Archived 22 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine;
- ↑ (in Thai) บิ๊กสรรพากรแท็คทีม ยืนความเห็นเคลียร์สตง. สู้ข้อครหาภาษีหุ้นชินฯ Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine; พลิกแฟ้ม NGO ตอบคำถาม เงิน - ผลประโยชน์เพื่อใคร?? Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ [泰国] 洪林, 黎道纲主编. 泰国华侨华人研究 (April 2006)香港社会科学出版社有限公司. p. 185. ISBN 962-620-127-4.
- ↑ General Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thailand’s 19th Prime Minister and 1991 coup leader, dies peacefully at 91. 10 June 2025. https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40051036. Retrieved 10 June 2025.