Pipob Thongchai
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Pipob Thongchai is a Non-governmental organization
leader who advocates for a wide range of issues. He has been active since he was a college student, at the time of which he held the position of the Secretary of the University Student Federation of Thailand. He is also an ex-member of the Council of Socio-economic Consultants of Thailand, and Committee for Democratic Advocacy of Thailand, and the Children's Foundation of Thailand
.
In February 2006, he was selected to be one of the five leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy
(PAD), the group that launched the major campaign demanding Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
to resign. The PAD supported a coup d'état
by the royally-supported military on September 19th, 2006.
In September of 2008, Thongchai advocated for a state-sponsored scheme of early childhood Character education
and development, which would serve to indoctrinate children younger than three years old in the morals and ethics of "Thainess"
As of October 7th, 2009, he serves as an advisor to the New Politics Party
.
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
leader who advocates for a wide range of issues. He has been active since he was a college student, at the time of which he held the position of the Secretary of the University Student Federation of Thailand. He is also an ex-member of the Council of Socio-economic Consultants of Thailand, and Committee for Democratic Advocacy of Thailand, and the Children's Foundation of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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In February 2006, he was selected to be one of the five leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy
People's Alliance for Democracy
The People's Alliance for Democracy also called the National Liberation Alliance - กลุ่มพันธมิตรกู้ชาติ, Thai Patriots Network or the Yellow Shirts - เสื้อเหลือง - was originally a coalition of protesters against Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. Its leaders include...
(PAD), the group that launched the major campaign demanding Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....
to resign. The PAD supported a coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
by the royally-supported military on September 19th, 2006.
In September of 2008, Thongchai advocated for a state-sponsored scheme of early childhood Character education
Character education
Character education is an umbrella term loosely used to describe the teaching of children in a manner that will help them develop variously as moral, civic, good, mannered, behaved, non-bullying, healthy, critical, successful, traditional, compliant and/ or socially acceptable beings...
and development, which would serve to indoctrinate children younger than three years old in the morals and ethics of "Thainess"
As of October 7th, 2009, he serves as an advisor to the New Politics Party
New Politics Party
The New Politics Party or NPP is a political party in Thailand which was founded on June 2, 2009. It is the political party of the People's Alliance for Democracy , with which it shares the same principles and ideas...
.