 2006 Thai coup d'état

The 2006 Thai "coup d'état" took place on 19 September 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a "coup d'état" against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.The "coup d'état", which was Thailand's first non-constitutional change of government in fifteen years, followed a year-long political crisis involving Thaksin, his allies, and political opponents and occurred less than a month before nationwide House elections were scheduled to be held.