Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, bows to statesman Prem Tinsulanonda in 2018, during a visit marking the traditional Thai new year. As prime minister, he weathered two attempted coups and was reportedly the target of several assassination plots. Mr. Prem greets Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister, in 1988. Mr. Prem was appointed deputy interior minister in 1977 and later army commander and defense minister. “As prime minister, Prem established a system of government that has been a model for the current military junta.”Mr. Prem never married and leaves no immediate survivors.

Source: Washington Post May 26, 2019 05:52 UTC