National Council for Peace and Order

National Council for Peace and Order
คณะรักษาความสงบแห่งชาติ
Formation	22 May 2014
Dissolved	16 July 2019
Type	Military junta
Headquarters	Royal Thai Army Headquarters
Appointer	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Leader	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Key people	Prawit Wongsuwan Deputy ; Thanasak Patimaprakorn Deputy ; Narong Pipathanasai Deputy ; Prajin Juntong Deputy ; Adul Saengsingkaew Deputy ; Apirat Kongsompong Secretary ;

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO; Thai: คณะรักษาความสงบแห่งชาติ; RTGS: khana raksa khwam sangop haeng chat; abbreviated (Thai: คสช.; RTGS: khosocho)) was the military junta that ruled Thailand between its 2014 Thai coup d'état on 22 May 2014 and 16 July 2019.^[2] On 20 May 2014, the military declared martial law nationwide in an attempt to stop the country's escalating political crisis, and to force the democratically elected government out of office.^[3] On 22 May, the military removed the Yingluck Shinawatra government and formed the NCPO to take control of the country. The junta censored the broadcasting system in Thailand, suspended most of the constitution (except for the article concerning the country's king), and detained members of the Thai cabinet.^[4] The NCPO was formally dissolved following the swearing-in of the new cabinet on 16 July 2019.^[5]^[6] Critics like former Thai ambassador Pithaya Pookaman charge that the NCPO "...is practically still very much intact. Its arbitrary power[s] ... transferred to the existing Internal Security Operations Command chaired by the prime minister."^[7]

^ "แต่งตั้งหัวหน้าคณะรักษาความสงบแห่งชาติ" [Appoint the leader of NCPO] (PDF). ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014.
^ Hjelmgaard, Kim; Stanglin, Doug; Dorell, Oren (2014-05-22). "Thai military declares coup, detains party leaders". USA Today. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
^ "Riot police pulled out". Bangkok Post. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
^ Botelho, Greg; Hancocks, Paula; Olarn, Kocha (2014-05-22). "Thai military takes over country in coup—again". CNN. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
^ Nanuam, Wassana; Bangprapa, Mongkol (17 July 2019). "HM gives cabinet moral support". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ ""หัวหน้าคสช."เตรียมแถลงสารขอบคุณปชช. โวทำก้าวหน้าหลายเรื่อง เตรียมพ้นสภาพพรุ่งนี้". 15 July 2019.
^ Pookaman, Pithaya (19 July 2019). "Thailand's Government a Junta by Any Other Name". Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[1] "แต่งตั้งหัวหน้าคณะรักษาความสงบแห่งชาติ" [Appoint the leader of NCPO] (PDF). ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014.

[2] Hjelmgaard, Kim; Stanglin, Doug; Dorell, Oren (2014-05-22). "Thai military declares coup, detains party leaders". USA Today. Retrieved 2014-05-23.

[3] "Riot police pulled out". Bangkok Post. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-01.

[4] Botelho, Greg; Hancocks, Paula; Olarn, Kocha (2014-05-22). "Thai military takes over country in coup—again". CNN. Retrieved 2014-05-23.

[BP-20190717-5] Nanuam, Wassana; Bangprapa, Mongkol (17 July 2019). "HM gives cabinet moral support". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[6] ""หัวหน้าคสช."เตรียมแถลงสารขอบคุณปชช. โวทำก้าวหน้าหลายเรื่อง เตรียมพ้นสภาพพรุ่งนี้". 15 July 2019.

[7] Pookaman, Pithaya (19 July 2019). "Thailand's Government a Junta by Any Other Name". Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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