The National Peace Keeping Council (NPKC) was a Thai

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 military junta

Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship is a form of government where in the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....

 that overthrew the civilian elected government of Chatichai Choonhavan

Chatichai Choonhavan

General Chatichai Choonhavan was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1988 to 1991. He was the only son of Field Marshal Phin Choonhavan, and is of Thai Chinese descent with ancestry from Chenghai District...

 in 1991. It was led by Army Commander Suchinda Kraprayoon

Suchinda Kraprayoon

Suchinda Kraprayoon was Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until 24 May 1992.Suchinda, son of Juang and Sompong Kraprayoon, was born 6 August 1933 in the province of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and is of Chinese and Mon descent...

, Supreme Commander Sunthorn Kongsompong

Sunthorn Kongsompong

General Sunthorn Kongsompong was the de facto head of government of Thailand from 1991 - 1992, following a military coup d'etat led by Sunthorn and General Suchinda Kraprayoon deposed the government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan on February 23, 1991...

, Airforce Commander Kaset Rojananil

Kaset Rojananil

Air Chief Marshal Kaset Rojananil was an alumnus of the 5th Class of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force, a leader of the National Peace Keeping Council's 1991 coup against the government of Chatichai Choonhavan, Supreme Commander, head of Thai Airways...

 and members of the 5th Class of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy

Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy

Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy or CRMA is the military academy of Royal Thai Army. Established in 1887 it has graduated the vast majority of Thailand's military leaders and many of them become Thai Prime Ministers.-History:...

. After elections in March 1992, General Suchinda

Suchinda Kraprayoon

Suchinda Kraprayoon was Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until 24 May 1992.Suchinda, son of Juang and Sompong Kraprayoon, was born 6 August 1933 in the province of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and is of Chinese and Mon descent...

 was appointed Prime Minister. He resigned following a public uprising and pressure from King Bhumibol.

Asset seizure of the Chatichai-cabinet

After seizing power from the Chati-chai government, the junta seized the assets of Chatichai and 9 members of his Cabinet, including

• Chatichai Choonhavan
  Chatichai Choonhavan
  General Chatichai Choonhavan was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1988 to 1991. He was the only son of Field Marshal Phin Choonhavan, and is of Thai Chinese descent with ancestry from Chenghai District...
  
  , Prime Minister (284 million baht, approx US $11 million at the 1992 exchange rate)
• Subin Pinkhayan, Commerce Minister (608 million baht)
• Pithak Intharavitthayanand, a close aide to the Prime Minister (335 million baht)
• Montri Pongpanich, Transport Minister (336 million baht)
• Pol Gen Pramarn Adireksarn, Interior Minister (139 million baht)
• Phinya Chuayplod, Deputy Commerce Minister (61 million baht)

The junta set up a committee to investigate the Cabinet for allegedly being "unusually rich". The Supreme Court later ruled on the cases and called for the return of the assets, because the politicians' wealth had been unlawfully seized by the military junta and the investigative committee had worked without the oversight of a judicial entity.

See also

• Suchinda Kraprayoon
  Suchinda Kraprayoon
  Suchinda Kraprayoon was Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until 24 May 1992.Suchinda, son of Juang and Sompong Kraprayoon, was born 6 August 1933 in the province of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and is of Chinese and Mon descent...
  
  
• Sunthorn Kongsompong
  Sunthorn Kongsompong
  General Sunthorn Kongsompong was the de facto head of government of Thailand from 1991 - 1992, following a military coup d'etat led by Sunthorn and General Suchinda Kraprayoon deposed the government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan on February 23, 1991...
  
  
• Chamlong Srimuang
  Chamlong Srimuang
  Major General Chamlong Srimuang is a controversial Thai activist and former politician. A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Phalang Dharma party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and...
  
  
• Chatichai Choonhavan
  Chatichai Choonhavan
  General Chatichai Choonhavan was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1988 to 1991. He was the only son of Field Marshal Phin Choonhavan, and is of Thai Chinese descent with ancestry from Chenghai District...
  
  
• Anand Panyarachun
  Anand Panyarachun
  Anand Panyarachun was Thailand's Prime Minister twice, between 1991–1992 and once again in 1992. He was effective in initiating economic and political reforms, one of which was the drafting of Thailand's "Peoples' Constitution", which was promulgated in 1997 and abrogated in 2006...
  
  
• History of Thailand since 1973
  History of Thailand since 1973
  The history of Thailand since 1973 saw an unstable period of democracy, with military rule being reimposed after a bloody coup in 1976....
  
  
• Constitution of Thailand
  Constitution of Thailand
  The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand is the supreme law of Thailand. Since the change from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional democracy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 charters and constitutions, reflecting the high degree of political instability and frequency of military coups faced...