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Vejjajiva Abhisit
Prime Minister of Thailand Date of Birth: 03.08.1964 Country: Thailand |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Political Beginnings
- Rise in the Democrat Party
- Prime Minister
- Amidst Protests and Crisis
- Crackdown and Political Turmoil
- Personal Life
Early Life and Education
Apirat Kunjara Na Ayudhya was born on August 3, 1964, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to Athasit and Sodsai Vejjajiva, both medical educators.
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His parents were wealthy members of Bangkok's Thai-Chinese community linked to Thailand's ruling elite since the 18th century.
Apirat received an elite education in Thailand and the United Kingdom. After attending Chulalongkorn University's Demonstration School in Bangkok, he studied at Scaitcliffe preparatory boys school and then Eton College.
He earned a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and an MA in Economics from St John's College, Oxford University.
Political Beginnings
Apirat's interest in politics began at the age of