Military coup Sonthi Boonyaratglin
during peak of thailand political crisis in february 2006, sondhi limthongkul, leader of anti-thaksin people s alliance democracy (pad), met sonthi request military intervene in crisis. afterwards, sondhi claimed sonthi listened him attentively , promised consider request. sonthi later claimed misled receiving sondhi, , had no intention endorse anti-government activists. on 19 september 2006, sonthi , other military leaders launched military coup against government of thaksin shinawatra. coup-makers called council democratic reform. tanks surrounded government house in bangkok , military took on broadcast media. thaksin declared state of emergency new york city (where had been attending meeting of united nations), broadcast cut in mid-sentence when military seized television station. sonthi dissolved cabinet, parliament, , constitutional court, , temporarily gave himself powers equivalent prime minister. declared council hand on power in 2 weeks. on second day of coup, received formal ...