2000 in Thailand
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The year 2000 was the 219th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 55th year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2543 in the Buddhist Era.
Incumbents
[edit]- King: Bhumibol Adulyadej[1]
- Crown prince: Vajiralongkorn[2]
- Prime minister: Chuan Leekpai[3]
- Supreme patriarch: Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana[4]
Event
[edit]Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- November 17 - Lek Viriyaphan, businessman and patron of culture (b. 1914)
References
[edit]- ^ "Bhumibol Adulyadej". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ London, Staff reporter in (13 October 2016). "Thailand's heir apparent Maha Vajiralongkorn raises fears – and eyebrows". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Chuan Leekpai - prime minister of Thailand". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Doksone, Thanyarat (24 October 2013). "Supreme Patriarch of Thai Buddhism dies at 100". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2018.