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1988 in Thailand

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1988
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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.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • 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.[2]

May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Banerjee, Sumantra (1988-01-16). "New Tension Point". Economic and Political Weekly. 23 (3): 62. JSTOR 4377962.
  2. ^ "1988: Hijackers free 25 hostages". BBC On This Day. BBC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "From roots to wings". Bangkok Post. 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  5. ^ "Chicago Museum to Return Lintel Thais Say Was Stolen". The New York Times. AP. 25 October 1988. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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