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 Thailand    | |
|---|---|
| Location | Asia |
| Type |  nation state |
| Interest of | Ralph McGehee |
| Member of | APEC, ASEAN, UN |
Contents
Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Thomas Merton/Assassination | |
| Vietnam War | The Vietnam War was a proxy war lead by US that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from December 1956 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Millions of people were killed, mostly Vietnamese. JFK was assassinated soon after declaring his intent to withdraw US troops. The war helped the CIA to refine its methods of illegal drug trafficking, torture and the like. |
Groups Headquartered Here
| Group | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mahidol University | 1888 | Thai medical university |
| SEATO | 1954 | 1950s attempt to replicate NATO in Asia. |
| Task Force Alpha | "The deniable link between authorized military operations and the unauthorized activities of the Central Intelligence Agency." |
Job here
| Event | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer de Silva | Bangkok Chief of Station | 1966 | 1968 |
Citizens of Thailand on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sucharit Bhakdi | 1 November 1946 | One of the first and most important dissidents against Covid. | |
| Boonruen Choonhavan | 25 April 1920 | 14 August 2021 | The widow of the former Prime Minister of Thailand died of a "COVID 19 related illness". Also a relative of the Queen Mother Srinagarindra. |
| Supachai Panitchpakdi | 30 May 1946 | Thai politician who has a career working at IGOs. | |
| Phao Siyanon | 1 March 1910 | 21 November 1960 | Thai police general who ran huge opium trade in collaboration with the CIA and the Kuomintang. |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandung Conference | 1955 | 1955 | Indonesia | Important conference for the global south; participants soon became prime targets for US foreign policy |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Meet a Propagandist | webpage | 4 August 2011 | 'Tony Cartalucci' |
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