United Thai People's Party ( th, พรรคสหประชาไทย; ) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

founded on 24 October 1968 was founded by

Thanom Kittikachorn Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn ( th, ถนอม กิตติขจร, ; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was the leader of Thailand from 1963 to 1973, during which he staged a self-coup, until public protests which exploded into viole ...

and

Praphas Charusathien Praphas Charusathien ( th, ประภาส จารุเสถียร, , ; 25 November 1912 – 18 August 1997) was a Thai military officer and politician. He was a field marshal (''chom phon'') of the Royal Thai Army and minister of inter ...

to recruit parliamentary support for their military junta. In the 1969 Thai general election United Thai People's Party won the most seats in election: 75 of 219 seats. The party was dissolved during the

self-coup A self-coup, also called autocoup (from the es, autogolpe), is a form of coup d'état in which a nation's head, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. The leader may dissolve or render powerless ...

of Thanom Kittikachorn and Praphas Charusathien in November 1971 that brought a return to unrestricted military dictatorship. After the October 1973 popular uprising that toppled the Thanom–Praphas regime, some of the more liberal former members of the United Thai People's Party joined the

Social Action Party The Social Action Party ( th, พรรคกิจสังคม, ) was a political party in Thailand. History The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramo ...

, while former secretary-general

Dawee Chullasapya Dawee Chullasapya or Chullasap ( th, ทวี จุลละทรัพย์, , , 8 August 1914 – 18 May 1996) was a Royal Thai Air Force officer, and a member of the Seri Thai. Air chief marshal Dawee was widely considered a pillar of Tha ...

and his deputy

Kris Sivara Kris Sivara ( Thai: กฤษณ์ สีวะรา, , alternatively transcribed as ''Srivara'') (27 March 1914 – 28 April 1976) was a military officer of the Royal Thai Army, a member of the Thai Cabinet, and deputy commander-in-chief of the ...

backed the Social Justice Party.

Executive Committee of the United Thai People's Party (1968-1971)

(Leader) *

(Vice-Leader) *

Pote Sarasin Pote Sarasin ( th, พจน์ สารสิน, , ; 25 March 1905 – 28 September 2000) was the 9th Prime Minister of Thailand from the influential Sarasin family. He served as foreign minister from 1949 to 1950 and then served as ambassad ...

(Vice-Leader) *

(Secretary-General) *

(Vice Secretary-General) * Sawang Senanarong (Vice Secretary-General) * Pichai Kullavanich (Vice Secretary-General) * Serm Vinitchaikul (Committee) * Pong Punnakan (Committee) * Jitti Navisatean (Committee) * Tawee Rangkhum (Committee) * Chuchat Kamphu (Committee) * Kris Punnagun (Committee) * Jaroon Chatiaroon (Committee) * Boonchu Chantarubekkha (Committee) * Sanga Kittikachorn (Committee)ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง การเปลี่ยนแปลงรายการจดทะเบียนพรรคการเมือง
ราชกิจจานุเบกษา เล่ม 85 ตอน 117 ง หน้า 3407 10 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2511

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