Black May (1992)

Black May
Protesters and military 1992
Native name	พฤษภาทมิฬ
Location	Bangkok, Thailand
Date	17 May 1992 (1992-05-17) – 20 May 1992 (1992-05-20)
Attack type	Crackdown and mass shooting
Weapons	M16 rifle, HK33, pistol
Deaths	52 deaths and 175 disappearances (Thai officials) +100 (Medical volunteers)
Injured	696
Victim	Thai anti-military regime protesters
Perpetrators	National Peace Keeping Council  Royal Thai Army 9th Infantry Division 1st Special Forces Regiment (Pa Wai Airborne) TNPD Metropolitan Police Border Patrol Police
Convictions	No conviction by amnesty decree

Black May (Thai: พฤษภาทมิฬ; RTGS: Phruetsapha Thamin), also known as "Bloody May", was a series of mass protests and subsequent crackdowns by security forces and police in Bangkok in May 1992. A rally of over 200,000 people led by Chamlong Srimuang was held on 17 May, caused by the extending of the military regime of Suchinda Kraprayoon, the 1991 Thai coup d'état leader. An estimated 52 to 100 protesters were killed, 696 were injured, and 175 had "disappeared" afterwards. King Bhumibol Adulyadej summoned both Chamlong and Suchinda on 20 May, and the Suchinda regime later received a sweeping amnesty along with other law reforms, signed by Bhumibol.