- Source: 1988 in Thailand
The year 1988 was the 207th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 43nd year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2531 in the Buddhist Era.
Incumbents
King: Bhumibol Adulyadej
Crown Prince: Vajiralongkorn
Prime Minister:
until 4 August: Prem Tinsulanonda
starting 4 August: Chatichai Choonhavan
Supreme Patriarch:
until 27 August: Ariyavangsagatayana VII
Events
= January
== February
=19 February – ceasefire agreement ends Thai–Laotian Border War.
= March
== April
=5 April – Kuwait Airways Flight 422 hijacked by Lebanese guerillas (suspected Hezbollah) after departing from Bangkok. During the incident the flight, initially forced to land in Iran, travelled 3,200 miles from Mashhad in northeastern Iran to Larnaca, Cyprus, and finally to Algiers. Two hostages were killed, prior to the crisis ending on 20 April.
= May
=24 May – Miss Thailand Phonthip Nakhirankanok won the crown title of the Miss Universe 1988 held in Taipei, Taiwan.
= June
== July
=24 July – 1988 Thai general election – victory for the Thai Nation Party, which won 87 of the 357 seats. Voter turnout was 63.6%.
= August
== September
=9 September – Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes with 76 fatalities.
= October
== November
=10 November – Phra Narai Lintel returned to Thailand and widely celebrated.
= December
=Births
December 4 – Mario Maurer, Thai model and actor
Deaths
References
External links
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- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
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- Mario Maurer
- Piala Asia AFC
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- 1988 in Thailand
- Thailand
- Economy of Thailand
- 1988 Thai general election
- Thailand at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Miss Thailand
- Thai–Laotian Border War
- Thailand at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Demographics of Thailand
- 1988
