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Thailand remains under military rule since General Prayuth Chan-o-cha seized power with a coup d’etat in 2014 and appointed himself leader of the country. General Prayuth’s rule continues political turmoil for now a decade. Two popularly elected governments were officially dissolved during this time and major public protests resulted in a military crackdown in 2010 where eighty-five people died and hundreds were injured. The most recent coup d’etat is the 12th since 1932, a watershed year in Thai history when Siam’s long period of royal absolutism ended with a bloodless takeover by a small …