What is Thanom Kittikachorn?
[[File:Thanom Kittikachorn 1960s.jpg|thumb|200px]] [[Field Marshal]] '''Thanom Kittikachorn''' ([[Thai]]: ถนอม กิตติขจร, Thai pronunciation: {{IPA-th|stʰà.nɔ̌ːm kìt.tì.kʰa.t͡ɕɔ̌ːn|pron}}; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was the [[leader]] of [[Thailand]] from 1963 to 1973. He illegally tried to stay in power. Public protests which became violent forced him to quit. His return from [[wikt:exile|exile]] in 1976 caused protests. On October 6, 1976, many people in these protests were killed, and a [[military coup]] happened later that day. [[Category:1911 births]] [[Category:2004 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Thailand]] {{bio-stub}}