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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

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

Throughout his homecoming week, in private conversations with senatorial friends, Johnson zealously talked up his serious new concern for Asian problems, had high praise for Nationalist China's Chiang Kaishek, Thailand's tough Premier Sarit Thanarat.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Strongman Sarit Thanarat of neighboring Thailand, defiantly declared himself in rebellion against the new state of affairs.

From Time Magazine Archive