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Praphas Charusathien
Praphas Charusathien (, , ; 25 November 1912 – 18 August 1997) was a Thai military officer and politician. He was a Field Marshal (Thailand), field marshal of the Royal Thai Army and minister of interior in the governments of military rulers Sarit Thanarat and Thanom Kittikachorn. Personal life and education Praphas graduated from the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy and became an infantry officer. He was sponsored by Field Marshal and Prime Minister-to-be Sarit Thanarat. He was quickly promoted to higher ranks. In 1957, Sarit appointed him minister of interior, a position in which he continued to serve after Sarit's death in 1963. The new prime minister was Thanom Kittikachorn, whose son married Praphas' daughter. From 1963 to 1973, he was additionally deputy prime minister and List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Army, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army. During this time, Praphas was the strong man in the background who pulled the strings in the Thanom government. H ...
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Field Marshal
Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army (in countries without the rank of Generalissimo), and as such, few persons are ever appointed to it. It is considered as a five-star rank (OF-10) in modern-day armed forces in many countries. Promotion to the rank of field marshal in many countries historically required extraordinary military achievement by a general (a wartime victory). However, the rank has also been used as a Division (military), divisional command rank and as a brigade command rank. Examples of the different uses of the rank include Afghanistan, Austria-Hungary, India, Pakistan, Prussia/Germany and Sri Lanka for an extraordinary achievement; Spain and Mexico for a divisional command (); and France, Portugal and Brazil for a brigade command (, ). Origins The origin of the term dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of t ...
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Royal Thai Police
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) (; ) is the national police force of Thailand. The RTP employs between 210,700 and 230,000 officers, roughly 17 percent of all civil servants (excluding the military and the employees of state-owned enterprises). The RTP is frequently recognized as the fourth armed force of Thailand since their tradition, concept, culture, skill, and training are relatively similar to the Royal Thai Army, army and most of their officer cadets need to graduate from the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School before entering the Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy. Officers also undergo paramilitary training similar to the army but with an additional focus on law enforcement. In regard to who is chief: as of 24 June 2024, the Srettha Thavisin, prime minister "has yet to approve Torsak's reinstatement. Earlier that month, media said that Torsak Sukvimol has been reinstated as national police chief. Earlier (20 March 2024), Kitrat Panphet became acting police chief; however, ...
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List Of Commanders Of The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters
The Chief of Defence Forces, previously known as the Supreme Commander, (, Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: Phu Bancha Kan Thahan Sung Sut) is the overall field commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. He is also in charge of managing the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. Not to be confused with the ceremonial Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces who is the constitutional Monarchy of Thailand, monarch of Thailand. Prior to 1960 the post was an ad hoc creation by Field marshal (Thailand), Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Thailand in World War II, during World War II. However, under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat the position became permanent, and in its early life was even combined with the post of Prime Minister of Thailand. In February 2008 the English name of the post was changed from ''Supreme Commander'' to ''Chief of Defence Forces'' with the reorganization of the Supreme Command Headquarters into the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters (th ...
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List Of Commanders Of The Royal Thai Army
The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army () is headquartered in Bangkok. The commander of the Royal Thai Army is a powerful position that has at times been the springboard to the premiership. Prior to 1932, the post of Commander of the Siamese Army was combined with that of the Kalahom Department. The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army is regarded as the most prestigious Thai military position since he commands the largest force of Thailand. The following individuals have commanded the Royal Thai Army: Royal Siamese Army Royal Thai Army See also * Royal Thai Army * Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces * Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand) * List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy * List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force References www.rta.mi.th External links Website of the Royal Thai Army (in Thai) {{Chief of the army by country Royal Thai Army Army Commanders *List Thailand Thailand, officially the Kin ...
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RTP OF-9 (Police General)
RTP may refer to: Organisations * Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcasting corporation * RTP (Bolivia), Bolivian television network * Royal Thai Police, the national police force of Thailand * RacingThePlanet, an organizer of endurance foot-races * Rally of the Togolese People, a former political party in Togo Science and technology * Radiation treatment planning, in radiotherapy * Reinforced thermoplastic pipe, a high pressure pipe * Return to PlayerRTP is a term used in slot machines and online games to refer to the percentage of winning for the costumer. * Rapid thermal processing, in semiconductor production * Round-the-pole flying, of model aircraft Computing * Real-time Transport Protocol, for delivering audio and video over IP networks * Reliable Transport Protocol, a Cisco protocol used by Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol * Rendezvous and Termination Protocol, part of the PARC internetwork protocol suite * Real-time processor, ...
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RTAF OF-10 (Marshal Of The Royal Thai Air Force)
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) (; ) is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913 as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force has engaged in numerous major and minor conflicts. During the Vietnam War era, the RTAF was supplied with USAF-aid equipment. History Belgian pilot Charles Van Den Born performed a flying demonstration over Bangkok in January 1911, greatly impressing Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, brother of King Vajiravudh, and he even accepted an invitation for a flight. Chakrabongse sent three army officers to France, who began flight training at Vélizy-Villacoublay in July 1912. The officers became qualified aviators a year later. Soon after, Sra Pathum airfield was established along with a temporary hangar to house planes and also host flight training. In late 1913, the three new aviators returned home after arranging for the purchase of four Nieuport monoplanes and a Bréguet biplane. The aviation sectio ...
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RTN OF-10 (Admiral Of The Fleet)
RTN may refer to: * Racetrack Television Network, North America * Random telegraph noise * Recursive transition network * Register transfer notation for synchronous digital circuits * Reticular thalamic nucleus * Retro Television Network, US * Routing Transit Number in US banking system * Rowan Television Network * Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy (Abbreviation, Abrv: RTN, ทร.; , ) is the Navy, naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal N ... * Former callsign of the NRN TV station in Lismore, NSW, Australia * RTN (Switzerland), radio broadcaster {{disambig ...
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List Of Field Marshals (Thailand)
The Thai rank of Field Marshal () is the most senior rank of the Royal Thai Army. The rank was formally created in 1888 together with all Military ranks of the Thai armed forces, other ranks of the military by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who wanted to modernize his Royal Thai Armed Forces, armed forces along Western lines. There have been 13 appointments to this rank. The rank has not been awarded since 1992 and its abolition has been proposed by the Thai government in 2018. Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the first commoner to hold this rank. The Royal Thai Navy equivalent is known as ''Chom Phon Ruea'' ('Admiral of the Fleet') and ''Chom Phon Akat'' ('Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force') for the Royal Thai Air Force. List of field marshals See also *Military ranks of the Thai armed forces **List of admirals of the fleet (Thailand), Admiral of the Fleet (Thailand) (Chom Phon Ruea): equivalent rank in the Royal Thai Navy **List of Marshals of the Royal Thai Air Force, Marshal of ...
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RTA OF-10 (Field Marshal)
RTA may refer to: Media * Radio and Television Arts, program at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada * Radio Television Afghanistan ** RTA TV, an Afghan channel * Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne * Real time attack, a game speedrun Science and technology * Rapid thermal anneal, in semiconductor fabrication * Real-time analyzer of audio spectrum * Renal tubular acidosis, a medical condition * Restricted to Adults * Retrospective Think Aloud * RTA clade of araneomorph spiders ** Retrolateral tibial apophysis, defining the RTA clade * Rewriting Techniques and Applications, an annual computer-science conference Transportation * Railway Tie Association * Road traffic accident United States * Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois), Chicago * Regional Transportation Authority (Tennessee), Nashville * Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland * Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, Metro Detroit * Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ...
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Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ...
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