Sunthorn Kongsompong Explained

Honorific Prefix:General
Sunthorn Kongsompong
Honorific Suffix:MPCh MWM ThChW
Native Name Lang:th
Birth Date:1 August 1931
Birth Place:Bangkok, Krung Thep, Siam
Death Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Children:Apirat Kongsompong
Allegiance: Thailand
Office:Prime Minister de facto of Thailand
Predecessor:Chatichai Choonhavan
Successor:Anand Panyarachun
Office2:Chairman of the National Peacekeeping Council
Termstart:23 February 1991
Termend:1 March 1991
Termstart2:24 February 1991
Termend2:7 April 1992
Predecessor2:Office established
Successor2:Office abolished
Office3:Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Termstart3:1 April 1990
Termend3:30 September 1991
Predecessor3:Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Successor3:Suchinda Kraprayoon
Office4:Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army
Termstart4:31 March 1990
Termend4:7 April 1992
Predecessor4:Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Successor4:Isarapong Noonpakdee

Sunthorn Kongsompong (Thai: สุนทร คงสมพงษ์,, in Thai pronounced as /sǔn.tʰɔːn kʰoŋ.sǒm.pʰoŋ/; 1 August 1931 – 2 August 1999) was the de facto head of government of Thailand from 1991 to 1992, after a military coup d'etat led by Sunthorn and General Suchinda Kraprayoon deposed the government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan on 23 February 1991. The generals accused Chatichai of corruption, and established the National Peacekeeping Council (NPKC) as an interim administration, with Sunthorn as chairman. Anand Panyarachun was appointed prime minister in March 1991, but the administration of the country was also executed by the NPKC.

Sunthorn left the political office following the May 1992 constitution promulgation, which prohibited members of the military from executing the premier's office.[1]

His son was Apirat Kongsompong, who from 2018 to 2020 was Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: สุนทร คงสมพงษ์ - ฐานข้อมูลการเมืองการปกครองสถาบันพระปกเกล้า. wiki.kpi.ac.th. 12 February 2020. th. 22 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422053509/http://wiki.kpi.ac.th/index.php?title=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3_%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A9%E0%B9%8C. dead.