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Thaksin was born in Sankamphaeng in Chiang Mai province. He graduated from the Thai Police Cadet Academy and joined the Royal Thai Police Department in 1973, but went on to obtain a doctorate in criminal justice at Sam Houston State University in the United States in 1978. After reaching the position of Deputy Superintendent of the Policy and Planning Sub-division, General Staff Division, Metropolitan Police Bureau, Thaksin quit the police to form the Shinawatra Computer and Communications Group in 1987. One of the group's members, Shinawatra Paging , is now Thailand's largest mobile phone operator AIS. In 1990, Thaksin made a daring but successful bid for a 20-billion baht, 20-year concession to operate the Thaicom Satellite.

Thaksin entered politics in 1994 as foreign minister in the Palang Dharma Party , promising to clean up politics. This was followed by a brief stint as Deputy Prime Minister and head of the PDP, ending in 1997 when the party imploded. In 1998, Thaksin formed his own Thai Rak Thai ("Thais Love Thais") party and started campaigning against the alleged corruption of other Thai politicians. At the January 2001 Thai electionsLegislative elections were held in Thailand on January 6, 2001. At stake were 500 seats in the House of Representatives (Sapha Poothaen Rassadorn). The House of Representatives consists of 400 members elected from single-member constituences and 100 membe he won a sweeping victory and became Prime Minister of Thailand.

Like Silvio BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi (born September 29, 1936) is currently (as of 2004) the Prime Minister of Italy. He is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a movement which was created for his entry into politics, and the owner of an Italian media empire. of ItalyThe Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Italia is a country in the south of Europe, consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzer, Thaksin has been dogged by the conflict of interest between his post as Prime Pinister and his massive business interests, and in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap he only narrowly escaped conviction (and a 5-year ban on holding political office) for concealing financial assets. Thaksin's government has been unabashedly populistAt the most basic level, populism is a political ideology that holds that the common person is oppressed by an elite in society, which exists only to serve its own interests, and therefore, the instruments of the State need to be grasped from this self-se, spending money at popular causes like cheap loans to farmers and subsidized health care. Thaksin's 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U campaign against drug dealers was alleged to amount to the extrajudicial execution of several hundred suspects, and was heavily criticized by civil rights watchdogs. There have also been complaints that Thaksin has been stacking the civil service with his relatives and business associates, for example by elevating his cousin, General Chaiyasit Shinawatra, from a remote district to Army commander-in-chief.