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Sarit Thanarat

American  
[sah-reet tah-nah-raht] / sɑˈrit tɑ nɑˈrɑt /

noun

  1. 1908–63, Thai statesman: premier 1952–63.


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First, arch-royalist General Sarit Thanarat seized power in a September 1957 coup, to which Bhumibol gave his blessing.

From Time Oct. 13, 2016

It found him in General Phoumi Nosavan, a tubby but talented field commander whose cousin, the late Strongman Sarit Thanarat of Thailand, was a firm supporter of the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, when Premier Sarit Thanarat was alive, no one was particularly concerned about the obvious financial benefits he and his relatives were enjoying as a direct result of his position.

From Time Magazine Archive

And in the squat, stern person of Premier Sarit Thanarat, 52, Thailand had a man.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thailand has been without a constitution since 1958, when the late Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat pulled the 26th coup of modern Thai history and suspended the old basic law.

From Time Magazine Archive

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