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title: "Thai Coup Ousts Democratic Government"
year: 1976
country: "Thailand"
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slug: "thai-coup-1976"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1976-01-01"
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# Thai Coup Ousts Democratic Government

> Military coup ended Thailand's brief democratic experiment and established authoritarian rule lasting decades, defining Southeast Asian Cold War politics.

## Summary

This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. According to a report in the Journal of Peace Research, a coup is the illegal overthrow of a government. Scholars generally consider a coup successful when the usurpers are able to maintain control of the government for at least seven days.

## Sources

- [Thai coup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts_by_country) - Wikipedia

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