Authoritarian, crude, and somewhat megalomaniacal (almost as though he were a king himself), Thaksin was a Thai version of Silvio Berlusconi. He was removed from office in 2006, following a bloodless military coup that was supported by the Bangkok middle class, whose members took to the streets in yellow T-shirts (the color of the Thai monarchy).
专制率性，甚至有些狂妄的他信（有时候他把自己当成国王）是泰国版本的贝卢斯科尼。2006年，在一场由曼谷中产阶级支持的没有流血军事政变中，他信被赶下台。中产阶级的支持者，也就是所谓黄衫军（黄色代表着泰国王室。）展开了街头运动。如今支持他信的红衫军也如法炮制。