Black May (1992)
Black May (Thai: พฤษภาทมิฬ; RTGS: Phruetsapha Thamin, literally "Savage May") is a common name for the 17–20 May 1992 popular protest in Bangkok against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon and the bloody military crackdown that followed. Up to 200,000 people demonstrated in central Bangkok at the height of the protests. The military crackdown resulted in 52 officially confirmed deaths, many disappearances, hundreds of injuries, and over 3,500 arrests. Many of those arrested allegedly were tortured.
Read more about Black May (1992): Background, Popular Protests, Royal Intervention, Press Censorship, Aftermath
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