1982 Thai Coup

1982 Thai Coup (Thai language: รัฐประหาร 2525) was a violent coup that took place just before the dawn of September 12, 1982, as protests angered the government that paralyzed the country and right-wing soldiers led by Gen. Muhammad Zaldivar and General officers during the imperial state of Iran seized power in a coup d'état at midnight on September 12, 1982.

The coup led to the death of 250 people, and at 4:00 AM, General Muhammad Zaldivar declared a coup and overthrown the Constitution on radio, and at 3 p.m. the coup was a success.

Leader of the coup and Participants of the coup
Most of the participants in the coup came from right-wing soldiers and officers of Iran and the participants in the coup d'etat are as follows:


 * General Muhammad Zaldivar de Torrijos (Chief of Defense)
 * Colonel Subin Khamya (1st Brigade Commander)
 * General Nematollah Nassiri (Former Director of SAVAK and Thai Military Advisor)
 * General Nasser Moghaddam
 * General Hossein Fardoust
 * General Mehdi Rahimi
 * Shapour Bakhtiar
 * General Abbas Gharabaghi
 * General Manouchehr Khosrodad
 * General Saied Reza Naji
 * General Hassan Pakravan
 * Amir-Abbas Hoveyda

Day one
When the military had a successful military meeting, then led the troops to capture the Government House.


 * At 00.00 a.m. Army Special Forces soldiers have moved from Lop Buri to seize the Government House on the orders of General Suwan Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee.
 * At 1:30 a.m., the President of Thailand, General Muhammad Fernandez, declared a state of emergency to prevent the military from successfully seizing the Government House.
 * At 04.00, Colonel Subin Khamya announced a statement on the radio that the coup took power

"Dear citizens! As of midnight last night, armed forces have taken power administration through the entire country"