There have been frequent military coups in Thai history. Who does the Thai army listen to?

The Thai army nominally obeyed the orders of the King of Thailand, but actually acted on its own. Since the 20th century, the Thai army has staged two military coups. If Thailand has established a constitutional monarchy, there have been 19 military coups in Thailand. In 2006, the Thai military launched a coup and overthrew Thaksin's government. By 20 14, the Thai military staged another coup and overthrew the Yingluck government. Since 20 14, Thailand has been ruled by the Pakistani government. Ba Yu himself is the representative of the Thai military and safeguards the interests of this army. First of all, the Thai military nominally obeyed the king's orders; Secondly, the Thai army is actually doing its own thing; Finally, the King of Thailand cooperated with the Thai military to safeguard Thailand's special constitutional monarchy.

First of all, the Thai army nominally obeyed the king's orders. According to the Thai Constitution, the King of Thailand is the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, and all troops are required to obey the orders of the King. In Thailand, the king owns? Demigod? State. Many people must have seen some pictures on the internet, and the Thai people's etiquette to the king can show the status of the king of Thailand. Every time the Thai military launches a coup, it will go to the Royal Palace of Thailand and get the approval of the King of Thailand. Especially in the late Bhumibol of Rama IX, the Thai royal family had great authority over the army.

Secondly, the Thai army actually acted on its own. But the fact is that under Thailand's constitutional monarchy, the Thai military has a sense of autonomy, and it has never obeyed the command of the Thai king in accordance with the provisions of the Thai Constitution. 1932, the Thai People's Party staged a coup and Thailand became a constitutional monarchy. The so-called Thai People's Party was composed of officers in Thailand at that time.

After the constitutional monarchy was implemented in Thailand, the military actually took power. Since then, there have been many military dictatorships in Thailand. However, due to the long rule of former Thai King Bhumibol and his high prestige in Thailand, he slowly regained a lot of power from the military. On the surface, the Thai army obeyed the king's orders. In fact, the Thai military has great autonomy. Generally speaking, the commander of the Thai army has the greatest power. After all the military coups, most of them were led by military commanders. For example, the current Thai Prime Minister Ba Yu was once the commander of the Thai army.

Third, the king of Thailand cooperated with the military to maintain Thailand's constitutional monarchy. With the help of the military guns and the authority of the King of Thailand, the King of Thailand and the military achieved win-win cooperation. For example, after Thaksin became prime minister of Thailand, he attached great importance to the interests of poor farmers in Thailand, at the expense of the royal family and the army. By 2005, Thaksin actually became the first Thai prime minister to be re-elected. As a result, the military and the royal family joined forces to overthrow Thaksin's government. The same was true in 20 14. Yingla insisted on her brother Thaksin's policy and was ousted by the king and the military.

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