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 Gen. Benjamin Franco, Lt. Gen. Surat Bekayev, Col. William Windson, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Geiziki, 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.