Thailand's army ousts government in coup

Thailand&#039;s army ousts government in coup

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last updated 8 January 2015

Thailand's army chief, Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha, announced Thursday that the military is taking over the country, ousting the caretaker government in a coup. When it declared martial law on Tuesday, the army insisted it wasn't staging a coup. But apparently two days of talks between the remaining government of ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the opposition failed to produce a result acceptable to the army chief.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.