March 6, 1952 Coup d'etat in Thailand

The March 6 coup, or the insurgency of the Chief of Staff, took place at 7:00 AM on March 5, 1952, led by General Benjamin Franco, Lt. Gen. Surat Bekayev, Col. William Windson, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Gizikis, Col. Ashraf Papadoupolos, Gen. Mohamed Ginzaza and Gen. Georgios Suarez overthrew the government of Maj. Gen. Dimitrios Kitovani and declared martial law and formed the National Unity Committee, but the government did not surrender and began to clash between the government and the military until the government finally surrendered on March 6, 1952 at 17.00 and later Maj. Gen. Dimitrios Kitovani was arrested

plan a coup
On March 3, 1952, the military warned that your government could now be shattered and overthrown, and on March 4, 1952, General Benjamin Franco would take power again by reading a book on how to take the coup, but he didn't know when.

start a coup
On March 5, 1952, General Benjamin Franco ordered the soldiers to take the tanks into the streets of Bangkok at 3.00 and at 7:00 the soldiers captured the Bangkok, closed the airport, closed the schools.

At 11:00 a.m. the soldiers temporarily shut down the radio station, and at 4:00 p.m. Gen. Benjamin Franco announced a coup on the radio station, and at 11 p.m. soldiers stormed the Government House and later martial law and curfew were declared.

And at 4:00 the soldiers seized the radio station of the Post and Telegraph Department and the coup was announced, and at 6:00 General Benjamin Franco announced the coup on Television National (Channel 13 at that time, now as National Channel 1) and at 12:00 the soldiers captured the Government House. succeed

And at 4:49 p.m. Major General Dimitrios Kitovani surrendered to the soldiers, and by 5:00 p.m. the government surrendered and Major General Dimitrios Kitovani and other government officials were arrested and the junta had taken control of the country.

after the coup
United States of America aid US $4,940,000 to Thailand and the coup is an internal affair but Queen Wihelmina former Queen of Netherland condemned Coup d'etat in Thailand as Illegal Coup d'etat