Thailand coup staged in Bangkok: no one wants to bloody killings

Prime Minister's visit, domestic coup, storm, military power.

The evening of September 19, 2006, the coup staged in the capital of Bangkok, Thailand.

In September 20th, in Thailand's political development, this is a critical day.

Previously, Bangkok had the city politicians vibe, the opposition will be so in the capital of Thailand Fifth Avenue held 500 thousand National People's Congress party, and sat for several days, asking him to resign.

If everything is normal, the story takes place in the Bangkok, Taiwan will be similar to Chinese: millions of people occupied Ketagalan Boulevard surrounded by the "presidential palace", forcing Chen Shuibian to step down, opposition from within the framework of the system.

But Thailand's military leaders chose what they thought was the most effective way to change the regime.

At the same time, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in New York to attend the sixty-first session of the general assembly, and plans to speak at the meeting. Informed sources in Thailand media, Thaksin received 500 thousand people gathered in the wind, immediately change plans to take the initiative to meet.

Scheduled for September 22nd returned to his letter, decided to return a day in advance, at the same time, in a speech to the UN General Assembly, will advance to the September 19th New York time. Thaksin also called the army commander in chief of Thailand, asked him to send troops to suppress the opposition party.

And the song flatly refused, and then launched a coup, tanks into the capital, the military took over the regime.

Coup suddenly

September 19th 20, and the political closely related to the Thailand Chinese newspaper, China Daily Huang Zhenzhong, deputy editor of the "Thailand wind" magazine editor in chief, the political situation will be a big change, Thaksin will even be arrested on.

But Wu Xiaohan did not put the reminder of the heart of Huang Zhenzhong, less than 21, went to bed.

The coup took place in her sleep.

The first army in eastern Thailand, a large number of troops came to the news of the military mobilization, then, song announced that Bangkok into a military alert.

21 night, Thailand military suddenly cut off 5 TV programs being broadcast, start spots about King Bhumibhol's documentary. Media people are aware of the anomaly. Then, all the radio stations in Thailand cut off all of the programs, playing military songs. Military sources said: "this is a prelude to a coup."

Thaksin Shinawatra, who is far away from the United States, is trying to regain control of the country, and he has delivered a state of emergency to lift the duties of the government through a government controlled television 9. And a few minutes later, Thaksin's speech was cut off.

22, the people's Daily reporter Ren Jianmin in Bangkok, the yard is the garbage, suddenly heard the sound of the road outside the hospital to rumble, like a tractor". He stood on a stool on the hospital wall looked. The road outside the hospital, over a dozen tanks, each tank are soldiers, carry loaded guns.

23, brewing for a long time the rain finally fell down. Bangkok City, vehicle speed, crowd dodge. 14 tanks surrounded the government building in Thailand, the road to the prime minister's office has been sealed by dozens of tanks and armored vehicles. Troops entering the government building forced the building guard to lay down their arms.

23, the military announced that the army has control of government buildings and the surrounding areas of Bangkok.

At the same time, 4 tanks patrolling the city of Bangkok, with a loud voice to appeal to the public to remain calm, do not go out. In the army controlled television 5, all the reporters and editors were evacuated, taken over by military technicians, responsible for issuing the announcement of the coup.

Who is in charge of the government, there is no problem"

Sources said the coup was the king Bhumibhol - Adud's approval. The State Management Reform Commission headed by the king. The military barely met any resistance and took over the regime.

September 20th morning, Wu Xiaohan woke up. One after another phone call, tell her, "the weather changed".

Thailand's deputy prime minister and defense minister chitchai thamarak, has been regarded as his friend, has been arrested. The military coup leaders announced the closure of schools, banks, the stock market for 20 days, and all civil servants on the morning of 20 reported to the Committee on civil servants, including the leaders of government ministers and other state institutions and Bangkok city all the president of the university.

He was sitting in a hotel in New York, watching tv. The United Nations General Assembly has been canceled, what will happen to him, no one knows.

The tension of political figures does not affect the lives of the general public. Wu Xiaohan decisively inform employees, the government holiday, we do not put, as usual to work". She drove out the door.

The city bus is still in operation, many supermarkets are still business as usual, people how to live, but also how to live." She said lightly.

Thailand smell business group president, Chinese businessman Li Minwen did not leave. At noon, according to the original plan, he had an interview with Wu Xiaohan.

"As long as the bank took out the money to do business for our merchants, who is in charge of the government, there is no problem," said Li Minwen easily, "the royal family knew the coup. Thailand is the most important king, as long as the king is still in Thailand will not happen."

China embassy officials in Thailand also told reporters that the coup has not aroused panic and led military action, no embassy evacuation plan.

"Nobody wants a bloody killing"

20, although many of the streets of the soldiers have been withdrawn,