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Thailand has a long history of political conflict.

The cause of this conflict was military intervention in the Government of Thailand. The beginning of this long dispute is a coup for Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra. The political crisis which arose in the era of Thaksin's action spurred on the sale of 49% of the shares in Shin Corp to Temasek Holdings of Singapore. The company was sold (and the family of Thaksin gained a profit of US $ 1.9 billion) just two days after Thailand's Government changed the rules of the stock ownership ratio of foreign companies from 25% to 49%. On the night of September 19, visible rows of tanks entered the city of Bangkok. Rows that are part of Thailand's military action aimed at overthrowing the Government of Thailand, which has been in power for six years. That same night, somewhere else, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, immediately issued a decree which ordered that all soldiers go back to their respective headquarters. Thaksin's command after he arose first fired Army Commander Sonthi Boonyaratglin and Thailand moved its Office to the Office of the Prime Minister. Unexpectedly, the order was not heard at all. The next day, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, with the blessing of the King and rule in hand, immediately issued an order to freeze the Parliament and Senate, lay off and shifting military and police officials are near as well as supporting the premier, banning gatherings and political activity until the situation returned to normal, and make the necessary steps to restore democracy. Meanwhile, Thaksin, after knowing the situation developing, choosing exile by flying from New York to London. "I was the Prime Minister when he went to New York, but on the way home I do not have a job," said Thaksin told reporters Thailand on top of an airplane to London. Disharmony relationship between Thaksin with the military culminated when a bomb was found in a car not far from his home. Thaksin accused the military of being behind the terror bomb, although Sonthi denied loudly. As a result of these incidents the officers attempted to unseat Thaksin who is loyal to Shondi, from strategic positions in the ranks of the military. The reason why this happens according to the action of the coup was because Thaksin had been Sonthi led to splits; create corruption and nepotism rampant, as well as a slew of independent agencies. Although Thailand's military coup of action walk in peace and barely any unrest, but the action of the coup has been a hard blow for democracy in Thailand. The Thailand community felt he was Democrat, in general tend to criticize the actions of the coup of General Sonthi. Thaksin came to power after winning elections that his Government is legitimate and won a majority. Unfortunately, most people do not know what actually has and will occur.

To arouse people's military coup that will bring gloom for the future of democracy to Thailand, 19 September Network Against coup staged a rally in front of one of the largest malls in Thailand. The Group wanted to arouse that events of the September 19 coup really, not a reform movement. They also state, military coup could not be justified for any reason due to the coup is violence against democracy. The action of the military coup that took place in Thailand also got a hard reaction from the international world. The European Union urged the military to make way for Thailand during a democratic election. Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, consider the action of the coup as a hallmark of the past that should not happen again already in Asia. Since fifteen years ago where the last coup occurs in Thailand, a country that is just learning about democracy has become an example for neighboring countries. However, the steps taken by the military power of the people of Thailand to recover by way of banning political activity, including a ban on the Assembly of more than five people, until the time it is uncertain and the prohibition for the media in Thailand to stop any reports that are considered harmful to the coup which parties refer to themselves as Council Reform democracy in constitutional monarchy (DCRCM), is not a step that satisfy all parties. Even so, democratic action's coup was impressed by General Sonthi intentionally give a name for an extra constitutional institutions the creation by using the term the Council reform democracy. With meaning, the military was forced to make a way not democracies took power for the sake of saving the journey of democracy.

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