1988 in Thailand

none November 2025 1988 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.Banerjee Sumantra 1988-01-16 New Tension Point Economic and Political Weekly 23 3 62 4377962 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.1988: Hijackers free 25 hostages BBC On This Day BBC https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/5/newsid_2522000/2522651.stm live June 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110180926/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/5/newsid_2522000/2522651.stm November 10, 2013 May 24 May – Miss Thailand Phonthip Nakhirankanok won the crown title of the Miss Universe 1988 held in Taipei, Taiwan.12 July 2014 From roots to wings Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/print/420138/ 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%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 0-19-924959-8 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.25 October 1988 Chicago Museum to Return Lintel Thais Say Was Stolen The New York Times AP https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/25/us/chicago-museum-to-return-lintel-thais-say-was-stolen.html 7 January 2017 December ประเทศไทยเปลื่ยนเป็นประเทศสยาม เปลื่ยนเป็นธงช้างเผือก Births December 4 – Mario Maurer, Thai model and actor References External links 1988 Category:Years of the 20th century in Thailand Thailand Thailand Category:1980s in Thailand