sentences:  It began on February 26, when a Royal Thai Army officer loyal to Pridi and a group of supporters seized a radio station, and Free Thai elements and Thammasat University teachers and students occupied the Grand Palace.The group at the radio station announced on the air the formation of a new government headed by Pridi's friend, Direk Chaiyanam.Major-General Sarit Thanarat then moved troops in and easily managed to oust Pridi from the palace grounds.