2011 in Thailand
The year 2011 was the 230th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 66th year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2554 in the Buddhist Era. The year saw the election of Yingluck Shinawatra as prime minister, as well as the worst flooding in the country's history.
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Incumbents
- King: Bhumibol Adulyadej
- Crown Prince: Vajiralongkorn
- Prime Minister:
- until 5 August: Abhisit Vejjajiva
- starting 5 August: Yingluck Shinawatra
- Supreme Patriarch: Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
Events
May
- Thailand's Got Talent (season 1) ended on May 29 with the Results Final.[1]
July
- 2011 Thai general election took place on July 3, 2011.[2] Yingluck Shinawatra became the first female prime minister in the history of Thailand.[3]
October
- 2011 PTT Thailand Open ended on October 2. Andy Murray won the singles tournament and Oliver Marach and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the doubles tournament.[4]
See also
- 2011 Thai Premier League
- 2011 Thai Division 1 League
- 2011 Southern Thailand floods
- 2011 in Thai football
- Thailand at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- Thailand's Got Talent (season 1)
- 2011 in Thai television
- List of Thai films of 2011
References
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- "Thailand's Got Talent launch draws 10 million viewers". Matichon. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- Laotharanarit, Surapan (14 July 2011). "219 MP-elects claim endorsement papers on 1st day". National News Bureau of Thailand. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- "Yingluck Shinawatra set to be Thailand's first female premier". CNN. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- Welcome to PPT Thailand Open 2011|PPT Thailand Open 2011
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