Kriangsak Chamanan (Thai: เกรียงศักดิ์ ชมะนันทน์, 17 December 1917 – 23 December 2003) served as prime minister of Thailand from 1977 to 1980. General Kriangsak Chomanan, former Thai Supreme Commander and Prime Minister, was born on 17 December 1917. After staging a successful coup, he was asked to become Prime Minister in 1977, he ruled till 1980 and is credited with "helping steer Thailand to democracy" in a time where internally, communist insurgents are rampant and neighbouring countries have turned to communist rule following the communist takeover of Vietnam: South Vietnam (by the Viet Cong), Laos (by the Pathet Lao), and Cambodia (by the Khmer Rouge). He died on 23 December 2003, aged 86.
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17 December 1917
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23 December 2003 (aged 86)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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