 Council for National Security

The Council for National Security (; ) or CNS (), formerly known as the Council for Democratic Reform (; ) or CDR (), was the military junta that governed Thailand after staging a coup d'état against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.The council was led by Army Commander General Sonthi Boonyaratglin who acted as the prime minister and the cabinet, until General Surayud Chulanont was appointed as a new prime minister.