Royal Aide Accused of Plotting Thai Coup on Thaksin Dies at 98
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Prem Tinsulanonda, one of Thailand’s most powerful figures over the past four decades who was accused of masterminding a 2006 coup against former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, has died. He was 98.
The former premier died of heart failure in a hospital in Bangkok on Sunday, according to local media. A government spokesman confirmed his death through condolences expressed by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha.