589:
38:
310:
544:
On 24 June 2015, Charupong, acting as
Secretary-General of OFHD, in a video uploaded on YouTube warned Thais of the risk Thailand turning into a failed state and detailed three goals of OFHD: (1) abolition of the Privy Council, (2) depoliticization/democratization/normalization of the Thai Army, and
461:
district, deputy director of the cleansing department, assistant to the permanent secretary for the BMA, director of the community development department, director of the education department, and deputy permanent secretary for the BMA. In 2002, he returned to the state administration, successively
506:. The junta ordered all cabinet members to report to their headquarters, but unlike other politicians Charupong refused to turn himself in. He claims to have taken shelter at an unspecified place in Northeastern Thailand. As a consequence, the
501:
had to resign over a corruption scandal in
September 2012, Charupong succeeded him in both positions. The government, that acted only in caretaker capacity after dissolving the House of Representatives in December 2013, was toppled by a
757:
BANGKOK â A member of the elected Thai government ousted by last month's coup formed an opposition group in exile
Tuesday, invoking historical symbols of resistance and revolution while rejecting as illegitimate the new military
717:
832:
730:
392:
371:, first name also transcribed as 'Jarupong'; born 15 August 1946) is a Thai civil servant and politician. Since October 2012 he has been the chairman of the
817:
812:
361:
375:. From January to October 2012, he was the Minister of Transport and Communication, from October 2012 until the military coup d'ÃĐtat in May 2014 the
842:
497:'s first cabinet reshuffle, Charupong was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication. When Pheu Thai Party chairman and Minister of Interior
857:
699:
852:
847:
837:
822:
507:
434:
560:
454:
482:
335:
325:
744:
681:
525:. The organisation's name recalls the Thai underground resistance movement against Imperial Japan during World War II known as the
106:
376:
52:
471:
467:
445:
He became an officer of the
Department of Provincial Administration, serving as Chief district officer of several districts
462:
serving as deputy permanent secretary in the
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, permanent secretary in the
463:
797:
518:
503:
630:
522:
490:
827:
735:
475:
430:
279:
718:
official announcement of the establishment
Organisation of Free Thais for Human Rights and Democracy (FT-HD)
807:
388:
770:
802:
662:
426:
274:
141:
494:
422:
153:
129:
75:
196:
526:
498:
401:
396:
184:
87:
611:
99:
489:. In May 2011, the party chose him as secretary-general. Two months later, Pheu Thai won the
740:
634:
486:
372:
251:
161:
791:
530:
352:
37:
485:, and after its dissolution by the Constitutional Court in 2008 became a member of
406:
292:
266:
458:
571:
315:
241:
627:
517:(OFHD), seeking to restore Thai popular sovereignty in the face of the
227:
448:
366:
410:
231:
590:"āļāļēāļĢāļļāļāļāļĻāđ āđāļĢāļ·āļāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ āļāļąāļāļŠāļđāđāļāļāļ.āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļāļđāđāļāļēāļĄāđāļĢāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļĢāđāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāđāļ"
453:
in
Northeastern and Central Thailand. He later changed to the
470:. Coevally, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
474:
starting from 2003. From 2006 to 2010, he was the rector of
513:
On 24 June 2014, Charupong announced the formation of the
515:
Organisation of Free Thais for Human Rights and
Democracy
771:"āđāļāļĨāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļĢāļāļĢāļāļ 1 āļāļĩ āļāļāļāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļĢāļĩāđāļāļĒāļŊ OFHD Declaration"
700:"NCPO orders freezing of Charupong, Chaturon's assets"
731:"Ex-Minister Forms Thai Opposition Group From Exile"
395:in the 1980s and Member of Parliament representing
331:
321:
303:
298:
288:
265:
257:
247:
237:
211:
206:
190:
178:
159:
147:
135:
123:
105:
93:
81:
69:
51:
21:
521:. The date chosen is the 82nd anniversary of the
8:
663:"Charupong and others defy surrender orders"
623:
621:
545:(3) depoliticization of the Thai judiciary.
833:People's Power Party (Thailand) politicians
720:, 24 June 2014 (pdf, 5 pages, Thai/English)
682:"Academic thumbs his nose at junta council"
457:(BMA), successively serving as director of
429:and a Master of Public Administration from
119:18 January 2012 â 28 October 2012
18:
433:. Moreover, he completed a course at the
647:"Charupong becomes head of Pheu Thai".
553:
174:30 October 2012 â 16 June 2014
612:"āļāļĢāļ°āļāļđāļĨ'āđāļĢāļ·āļāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ'āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļĄāļĢāļ āļđāļĄāļīāļāļāļāđāļāđāļ"
510:blocked his bank accounts and assets.
387:Charupong's father was the politician
65:28 October 2012 â 22 May 2014
7:
508:National Council for Peace and Order
435:National Defence College of Thailand
413:, i.e. Northeastern Thai, culture).
455:Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
425:, and holds a Bachelor of Law from
818:Ministers of transport of Thailand
680:Pravit Rojanaphruk (25 May 2014).
393:President of the National Assembly
14:
813:Ministers of interior of Thailand
466:, and permanent secretary in the
16:Thai civil servant and politician
308:
36:
843:Chulalongkorn University alumni
743:. June 24, 2014. Archived from
858:Leaders of the Pheu Thai Party
614:. Kom-Chad-Luek. 12 June 2014.
572:"No rest in the seat of power"
481:Charupong was a member of the
472:Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
1:
853:21st-century Thai politicians
421:Charupong has graduated from
399:for six terms (he was also a
504:military coup on 22 May 2014
42:Charupong Ruangsuwan in 2015
848:Thammasat University alumni
838:Pheu Thai Party politicians
823:Public transport executives
367:
874:
523:Siamese Revolution of 1932
534:
476:Southeast Asia University
356:
342:
202:
167:
112:
58:
47:
35:
28:
431:Chulalongkorn University
280:Chulalongkorn University
29:
493:. After Prime Minister
326:Volunteer Defense Corps
368:Charuphong Rueangsuwan
633:May 25, 2014, at the
519:2014 Thai coup d'ÃĐtat
107:Minister of Transport
628:āļāļēāļĢāļļāļāļāļĻāđ āđāļĢāļ·āļāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ
483:People's Power Party
427:Thammasat University
389:Charubutr Ruangsuwan
377:Minister of Interior
357:āļāļēāļĢāļļāļāļāļĻāđ āđāļĢāļ·āļāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ
349:Charupong Ruangsuwan
275:Thammasat University
261:Suphadtra Ruangsuwan
142:Sukampol Suwannathat
53:Minister of Interior
30:āļāļēāļĢāļļāļāļāļĻāđ āđāļĢāļ·āļāļāļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ
23:Charupong Ruangsuwan
798:Thai civil servants
495:Yingluck Shinawatra
468:Ministry of Justice
423:Amnuay Silpa School
409:, and a scholar of
154:Chadchart Sittipunt
130:Yingluck Shinawatra
76:Yingluck Shinawatra
651:. 30 October 2012.
578:. 20 October 2012.
527:Free Thai Movement
499:Yongyuth Wichaidit
464:Ministry of Labour
397:Khon Kaen Province
185:Yongyuth Wichaidit
88:Yongyuth Wichaidit
686:The Sunday Nation
365:
346:
345:
100:Anupong Paochinda
865:
828:Yingluck cabinet
783:
782:
780:
778:
767:
761:
760:
754:
752:
741:Associated Press
727:
721:
714:
708:
707:
696:
690:
689:
677:
671:
670:
659:
653:
652:
644:
638:
637:, ThaiRath.co.th
625:
616:
615:
608:
602:
601:
599:
597:
586:
580:
579:
568:
562:
558:
536:
491:general election
391:, who served as
370:
360:
358:
314:
312:
311:
299:Military service
225:
221:
219:
207:Personal details
193:
181:
172:
150:
138:
126:
117:
96:
84:
72:
63:
40:
19:
873:
872:
868:
867:
866:
864:
863:
862:
788:
787:
786:
776:
774:
773:. June 24, 2015
769:
768:
764:
750:
748:
729:
728:
724:
715:
711:
698:
697:
693:
679:
678:
674:
661:
660:
656:
646:
645:
641:
635:Wayback Machine
626:
619:
610:
609:
605:
595:
593:
588:
587:
583:
570:
569:
565:
559:
555:
551:
487:Pheu Thai Party
443:
419:
405:fighter during
385:
373:Pheu Thai Party
309:
307:
284:
252:Pheu Thai Party
248:Political party
226:
223:
222:August 15, 1946
217:
215:
191:
179:
173:
168:
162:Pheu Thai Party
148:
136:
124:
118:
113:
94:
82:
70:
64:
59:
43:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
871:
869:
861:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
790:
789:
785:
784:
762:
722:
709:
706:. 24 May 2014.
691:
672:
669:. 24 May 2014.
654:
639:
617:
603:
592:. ISN Hot News
581:
563:
552:
550:
547:
442:
439:
418:
415:
384:
381:
344:
343:
340:
339:
333:
329:
328:
323:
322:Branch/service
319:
318:
305:
301:
300:
296:
295:
290:
286:
285:
283:
282:
277:
271:
269:
263:
262:
259:
255:
254:
249:
245:
244:
239:
235:
234:
213:
209:
208:
204:
203:
200:
199:
194:
188:
187:
182:
176:
175:
165:
164:
160:Leader of the
157:
156:
151:
145:
144:
139:
133:
132:
127:
125:Prime Minister
121:
120:
110:
109:
103:
102:
97:
91:
90:
85:
79:
78:
73:
71:Prime Minister
67:
66:
56:
55:
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
870:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
808:Living people
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
795:
793:
772:
766:
763:
759:
747:on 2014-06-27
746:
742:
738:
737:
732:
726:
723:
719:
713:
710:
705:
701:
695:
692:
687:
683:
676:
673:
668:
664:
658:
655:
650:
643:
640:
636:
632:
629:
624:
622:
618:
613:
607:
604:
591:
585:
582:
577:
573:
567:
564:
561:
557:
554:
548:
546:
542:
540:
532:
528:
524:
520:
516:
511:
509:
505:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
479:
477:
473:
469:
465:
460:
456:
452:
450:
440:
438:
436:
432:
428:
424:
416:
414:
412:
408:
404:
403:
398:
394:
390:
383:Personal life
382:
380:
379:of Thailand.
378:
374:
369:
363:
354:
350:
341:
338:(Honour rank)
337:
334:
330:
327:
324:
320:
317:
306:
302:
297:
294:
291:
287:
281:
278:
276:
273:
272:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
253:
250:
246:
243:
240:
236:
233:
229:
224:(age 78)
214:
210:
205:
201:
198:
195:
189:
186:
183:
177:
171:
166:
163:
158:
155:
152:
146:
143:
140:
134:
131:
128:
122:
116:
111:
108:
104:
101:
98:
92:
89:
86:
80:
77:
74:
68:
62:
57:
54:
50:
46:
39:
34:
27:
20:
775:. Retrieved
765:
756:
749:. Retrieved
745:the original
734:
725:
716:Copy of the
712:
703:
694:
685:
675:
667:Bangkok Post
666:
657:
648:
642:
606:
594:. Retrieved
584:
576:Bangkok Post
575:
566:
556:
543:
538:
514:
512:
480:
446:
444:
420:
407:World War II
400:
386:
348:
347:
197:Viroj Pao-in
192:Succeeded by
169:
149:Succeeded by
114:
95:Succeeded by
60:
803:1946 births
238:Nationality
180:Preceded by
137:Preceded by
83:Preceded by
792:Categories
704:The Nation
649:The Nation
549:References
304:Allegiance
293:Politician
289:Profession
267:Alma mater
218:1946-08-15
539:Seri Thai
459:Bang Khen
417:Education
402:Seri Thai
170:In office
115:In office
61:In office
777:June 25,
751:June 30,
736:abc NEWS
631:Archived
336:VDC Gen.
316:Thailand
758:regime.
535:āđāļŠāļĢāļĩāđāļāļĒ
364::
228:Bangkok
596:1 July
449:amphoe
441:Career
313:
258:Spouse
779:2015
753:2014
598:2014
531:Thai
411:Isan
362:RTGS
353:Thai
332:Rank
242:Thai
232:Siam
212:Born
541:).
794::
755:.
739:.
733:.
702:.
684:.
665:.
620:^
574:.
537:,
533::
478:.
437:.
359:,
355::
230:,
220:)
781:.
688:.
600:.
529:(
451:)
447:(
351:(
216:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
