Difference between revisions of "Thailand"
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| − | Thailand is officially the Kingdom of Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย), a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. The nation was known as Siam (สยาม) until 1939, and again, briefly, from 1945 to 1949. | + | Thailand is officially the Kingdom of Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย), a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. The nation was known as Siam (สยาม) until 1939, and again, briefly, from 1945 to 1949. Thailand has never been occupied or colonized by another nation, although it did permit the movement of Imperial Japanese troops over Thai territory during the Second World War. |
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| + | Thailand became friendly with the [[USA|United States]] in the years following the war and, although shaken by regime changes after various coups d'etat during subsequent years, was a reliable ally of the USA and [[Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnam]] during the Vietnam War. In September 2006, a military junta overthrew the government and declared martial law, appointing its own prime minister and wrote an abbreviated constitution. Although martial law has since been partially revoked (2007) and a new constitution approved, the nation continues to struggle establishing a fully democratic form of government outside the control of the military. | ||
== Thai Camouflage Patterns == | == Thai Camouflage Patterns == | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 17 December 2010
Thailand is officially the Kingdom of Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย), a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. The nation was known as Siam (สยาม) until 1939, and again, briefly, from 1945 to 1949. Thailand has never been occupied or colonized by another nation, although it did permit the movement of Imperial Japanese troops over Thai territory during the Second World War.
Thailand became friendly with the United States in the years following the war and, although shaken by regime changes after various coups d'etat during subsequent years, was a reliable ally of the USA and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In September 2006, a military junta overthrew the government and declared martial law, appointing its own prime minister and wrote an abbreviated constitution. Although martial law has since been partially revoked (2007) and a new constitution approved, the nation continues to struggle establishing a fully democratic form of government outside the control of the military.
Thai Camouflage Patterns
- Thai tiger stripes pattern
- Thai copy of the woodland pattern
