15 moments

  1. Birth in Songkhla

    · Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla, Thailand

    Birth in Songkhla
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    Prem Tinsulanonda was born in the locality then recorded as Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pak Tai, Siam, now Mueang Songkhla in Songkhla Province. The source explicitly identifies the modern equivalent of the birth locality as Mueang Songkhla.

  2. Entered the Royal Thai Army Academy

    · Royal Thai Army Academy, Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue, Bangkok, Thailand

    Prem entered the Royal Thai Army Academy, beginning formal military education during World War II. Coordinate marks the academy's historical Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue campus, where the academy was located in 1941.

  3. Met President Carter in Tokyo

    · Tokyo, Japan

    Prem was among the foreign leaders met by U.S. President Jimmy Carter during Carter's official visit to Tokyo. The source gives a July 9–10 visit range; month-level dating avoids inventing a single meeting day.

  4. Counter-coup headquarters at Suranari Base

    · Suranari Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

    During the Young Turks rebellion, Prem went with the Thai royal family to Suranari Base and organized a counter-coup with Arthit Kamlang-ek. Coordinate is a representative point for Suranari Base/Nakhon Ratchasima because the cited account does not specify a building within the base.

  5. Met Vice President Bush at Marcos inauguration

    · Manila, Philippines

    Prem met U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush in Manila during the inauguration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. The document directly dates the Manila meeting to June 30, 1981.

  6. Visit to Singapore on the Kampuchean crisis

    · Singapore

    Prem visited Singapore while working with Singaporean leaders and Thai Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila on a political response to the Kampuchean crisis. The source supplies month-level, rather than day-level, precision.

  7. Walked with President Reagan at the White House

    · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    During a private U.S. visit, Prem met Ronald Reagan and was photographed walking with the president at the White House. The Colonnade is within the White House complex.

  8. Official visit to Tokyo

    · Tokyo, Japan

    Prem made an official visit to Japan, meeting Prime Minister Zenkō Suzuki and the emperor during the visit. Japanese Foreign Ministry communiqué: Prem officially visited Japan from November 4 to 8, 1981; Tokyo is the communiqué's stated location.

  9. Private visit to New York City

    · New York City, New York, United States

    Following his official working visit to the United States, Prem made a private visit to New York City. The source does not specify the day of the New York visit, so the date is recorded at month precision.

  10. Official working visit with Reagan

    · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Official working visit with Reagan
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    Prem met President Ronald Reagan at the White House and joined the ceremony for the U.S.-Thailand Science and Technology Agreement. The daily diary dates this White House meeting to April 13, 1984.

  11. Third ASEAN Summit

    · Manila, Philippines

    Prem attended the third ASEAN Summit in Manila as Thailand's prime minister. The source gives a December 14–15 attendance range; month-level dating avoids inventing a single day.

  12. Official visit to Moscow

    · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    Prem's official visit to the Soviet Union included meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev and Soviet premier Nikolai Ryzhkov. The communiqué was issued in Moscow and records a May 16–22 visit; it does not give a separate Moscow itinerary date.

  13. Visit to Kyiv

    · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

    During his official Soviet visit, Prem and his party visited Kyiv and received a formal welcome. The document places this visit within Prem's May 16–22, 1988 Soviet itinerary; Kyiv is the modern English spelling of Kiev.

  14. Visit to Leningrad

    · Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    During his official Soviet visit, Prem and his party also visited Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg. The source uses the then-official name Leningrad; the place label uses the current name Saint Petersburg. The visit fell within May 16–22, 1988.

  15. Death at Phramongkutklao Hospital

    · Phramongkutklao Hospital, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Prem died of heart failure at Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok, aged 98.

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