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Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma...
Timeline of Events
1768
12.28.1768
King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
1782
4.6.1782
Rama I of Siam (modern day Thailand) founds the Chakri dynasty.
1784
3.22.1784
The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
1851
5.15.1851
Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1932
6.24.1932
A bloodless Revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (Thailand).
12.10.1932
Thailand adopts a Constitution and becomes a constitutional monarchy.
1939
6.24.1939
Siam is renamed to Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram, the country's third prime minister.
1941
12.8.1941
Japanese forces invade Thailand's southern peninsula. They face a heavy resistance, however, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ordered a ceasefire.
12.14.1941
World War II: Japan signs treaty of alliance with Thailand.
12.21.1941
World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew.
1942
1.24.1942
World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand to the decision of war declaration against the United States and United Kingdom .
1.25.1942
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
2.6.1942
World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Thailand.
3.2.1942
World War II: Australia declares war on Thailand.
1946
6.9.1946
King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne of Thailand. He is currently the world's longest reigning monarch.
12.16.1946
Thailand joins the United Nations.
1949
5.11.1949
Siam officially changes its name to Thailand for the second time. The name had been in use since 1939 but was reverted in 1945.
1967
8.8.1967
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
1972
3.1.1972
The Thai province of Yasothon is created after being split off from the Ubon Ratchathani province.
1973
10.14.1973
In the Thammasat student uprising over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the Thanom military government; 77 are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
1976
7.20.1976
Vietnam War: The U.S. military completes its troop withdrawal from Thailand.
10.6.1976
Massacre of students gathering at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand to protest the return of ex-dictator Thanom, by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government.
1991
2.23.1991
In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.
5.26.1991
Lauda Air Flight 004 explodes over rural Thailand, killing 223.
1992
5.24.1992
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
1993
5.10.1993
In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 188 workers.
2003
8.11.2003
Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
2004
12.26.2004
A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 250,000 people including over 1700 on a moving train
2006
9.19.2006
The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
2007
9.16.2007
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.
2008
12.2.2008
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resigns after the 2008 Thailand political crisis.
2009
1.1.2009
66 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
9.26.2009
Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.