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1971: Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn returns to power and abolishes the constitution and dissolves the parliament.

October 1973: A student-led uprising ousts the "Three Tyrants" -- Thanom, his son Colonel Narong Kittikachorn and his father-in-law Field Marshal Praphas Charusathien -- who ruled Thailand for much of the 1960s and early 1970s. A brief period of democracy ensues.

October 6, 1976: At least 46 student protesters, who were demonstrating against the return of Thanom...

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