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23 June 2004
Thailand's First Coup and Last Absolute Monarch
The Nation ("Bangkok's Independent Newspaper") recalls the end of absolute monarchy in Thailand:
"On that morning, we heard about the coup at the golf course," Queen Rambai Barni said, recalling the revolution that ended the Siamese Monarchy on June 24, 1932.
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