Surayud's father defected from the Royal Thai Army to which party?
Democrat Party
Pheu Thai Party
Communist Party of Thailand
Action Coalition Party
Answer
Surayud Chulanont's father, Colonel Narong Kittikachorn, defected from the Royal Thai Army to the Communist Party of Thailand in 1952. He was one of several senior officers who left the military to join the Communist Party at this time, and his defection was a major blow to the Thai government. Narong was later captured by Thai authorities and imprisoned, but he was released in 1973.
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