One coup in Bangkok with a U of M professor
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an interview Martial law has been declared, political meetings are forbidden and foreign news networks are now removed from national television - Thailand is experiencing a military coup. Early Wednesday morning, amid no reports of violence, the southeast Asian country’s military chief announced a government take over. Now tanks and troops are quietly patrolling the capitol city, awaiting a round of elections to fill vacant positions. This is one of dozens of coups in Thailand since the end of World War II and the first since 1991. A University of Minnesota expert who has an intimate view of the situation and is available to comment is:
Gerald Fry, University of Minnesota professor of education policy and administration
Recently returned from Thailand for a World Bank meeting, professor Fry can discuss the current state of the country. He personally knows the prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed during the coup. For the past several years Fry has traveled extensively throughout southern Asia as an advocate for education reform.
Visit here to see Fry's bio.
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