Whose aide did Surayud rise to power as?
General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
General Sonthi Boonratklin
General Prem Tinsulanonda
General Suchinda Kraprayoon
Answer
Surayud Chulanont rose to power as the aide to General Prem Tinsulanonda, who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988. Surayud later served as Prime Minister himself from 1991 to 1992, during which time he oversaw the violent suppression of a student-led democracy movement.
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