Thanat Khoman
Thai politician
Thanat Khoman (also Thanad; Thai: ถนัด คอมันตร์; RTGS: Thanat Khoman; May 9, 1914 – March 3, 2016) was a Thai former diplomat and politician. He was Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1971, chairman of the Democrat Party from 1979 to 1982, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1980 to 1982.[1][2]
Forming of ASEAN change
He and foreign ministers of 4 other countries, were responsible for starting ASEAN.[3]
Death change
Khoman died in Bangkok, Thailand of respiratory failure on March 3, 2016 at the age of 101.[4]
References change
- ↑ Marjorie Dent Candee, ed. (1958). Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson. p. 226.
- ↑ "Thai Foreign Minister to Lecture at Gaston". The Hoya. 24 October 1968. p. 3.
- ↑ Recalling Thanat as a diplomatic doyen
- ↑ Paddock, Richard C. (7 March 2016). "Thanat Khoman, Thai Statesman and Co-Founder of Asian Alliance, Dies at 101" – via NYTimes.com.
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