Thaksin Shinawatra

Some of the key events about Thaksin Shinawatra

• 1973

  Graduated from the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School
• 1975

  Received a master's degree in criminal justice from Eastern Kentucky University
• 1978

  Joined the Royal Thai Police, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel
• 1987

  Founded Advanced Info Service, which became Thailand's largest mobile phone operator
• 1994

  Entered politics and was elected to parliament
• 1995

  Served as Foreign Minister in the Banharn Silpa-archa government
• 1997

  Founded the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party
• 2001

  Elected as Prime Minister of Thailand
• 2001

  Introduced universal healthcare coverage in Thailand
• 2001

  Faced allegations of concealing assets by transferring shares to his household staff
• 2003

  Launched a successful "war on drugs" campaign to combat drug trafficking
• 2003

  Launched a controversial "war on drugs" that resulted in over 2,500 extrajudicial killings
• 2004

  Mishandled the escalating violence in Southern Thailand, leading to increased unrest
• 2005

  Accused of cronyism for appointing relatives to key government positions
• 2006

  Sold Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings, sparking controversy over tax evasion
• 2006

  Ousted as Prime Minister in a military coup while attending a UN meeting in New York
• 2008

  Convicted in absentia of conflict of interest in a land deal case
• 2010

  Charged with terrorism for his alleged role in the Bangkok protests
• 2015

  Stripped of his police lieutenant colonel rank due to his criminal conviction
• 2019

  Sentenced in absentia to two years in prison for malfeasance in the lottery case

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