Author: Zhuo Yan was a soldier, but he was friendly to the people and peacefully; he was loyal and had no family for his life. After his loyalty to the King of Thailand passed away, he resolutely came out as the Regent at the age of 95 to serve as the Regent.

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Author: Zhuo Yan

Soldiers, he is a prime minister but is friendly to the people and peaceful; he is loyal and has no family for his career; after his loyalty to the King of Thailand passed away, he resolutely came out as the Regent at the age of 95 to be a stable situation. This is the closest confidant of the Thai god-like king Rama IX, General Bing Tingsulanuan, the regent of Thailand.

┃Loyal veterans have their lives for the rest of their lives

Bing·General Tingsulanuan (Thai: เปรม ติณสูลานนท์, August 26, 1920 - May 26, 2019), is considered an important confidant of the late Thai King Rama IX Bhumibol Adued.

【Bing·Tingsula Nuan】

Bing·Tingsula Nuan was born in Songkhla in 1920. He graduated from the Royal Military School of Chulalongkorn in 1941 and worked in the Thai army all his life. After

, Tingsulanuan no longer held specific military command in 1959. In this year, Tingsula Nuan began to enter politics. Since there was no law in Thailand that did not allow veterans to enter politics, he did not step down from his military position. Tingsula Nuan started as a member of the Thai Constitution Drafting Committee and began his path to politics. He served as a member of parliament from 1968 to 1973 and has been favored by Rama IX since then. After resigning as a member of parliament, Tinsulanuan was appointed commander of the Second Military Region by Bhumibol on October 1, 1974. After becoming one of the highest-level leaders of the army, Tingsulanuan began to establish his reputation and power in the army.

On March 12, 1980, Tingsulanuan took over as prime minister. Unlike the style of previous military leaders, he was enlightened, moderate, clean and honest in politics. He was a rare military leader who enjoyed a high prestige in the military and political circles. From 1980 to 1988, Tingsulanuan became one of the few prime ministers who can serve as eight-year term in modern times. In addition to the civil servants' respect for Tingsula Nuan, the Thai military and police circles regard him as a person second only to the god-like Rama IX. Many senior military and police officials respectfully called him "Pa Prem" to express their loyalty.

Bing uses the constitutional clauses to cleverly coordinate different interest groups, and consolidate its core position in the cabinet. In the 1980s when Tingsula Nuan was in power, his moderate style was very consistent with Thailand's social development level at that time, and brought about a long period of relative stability and prosperity of peace and peace. It even laid the foundation for the subsequent economic growth of Thailand in the 1990s, and was once called the "Four Tigers of Asia" together with Malaysia , Indonesia , Philippines .

Tingsula Nuan's style was very friendly during his tenure as Prime Minister of Thailand. He was often invited to express his thoughts on the times on TV. In the end, he often couldn't help but sang a pleasant song to say goodbye to the audience, which greatly improved the Thai people's impression of Thai soldiers in power and became a prime minister who was rare in Thai political history and received support from soldiers and literati.

Tingsulanuan published a book titled "His Majesty King Bhumibol and the Privy Council" in 2011. In this book, Tingsulanuan said that when he was a member of the King's Guard by Rama IX in 1969, he was appointed as a member of the King's Guard by Rama IX. From then until his death in 2016, he was loyal to Rama IX for nearly 50 years.

[Rama IX Bhumibol]

Tingsulanuan's loyalty to Rama IX also received Bhumibol's trust in him. In 1981, some young and strong officers opposed and detained Tinsulanuan. Although Bhumibol could not interfere in politics, his influence on the army was unparalleled. Therefore, Bhumibol ordered the coup group to release Tinsulanuan and supported his counterattack with the royal family. In 1984, when the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ati, wanted to replace Tinsulanuan as prime minister, Bhumibol publicly expressed his hope that Tinsulanuan would continue to serve as prime minister, shattering Ati's conspiracy.

After ending his term as prime minister in 1988, Tinsulanuan was immediately appointed as Minister of the Privy Council by Bhumibol and became the Chairman of the Privy Council in 1998. Tinsulanuan held this position until his death in 2019. As one of the most powerful figures in Thailand, Tingsula Nuan was unmarried for life and loyalty to the royal family, or Bhumibol himself, became his greatest career.

┃The right and wrong of the throne

Tingsula Nuan has been less and less involved in Thailand's political situation since entering the Privy Council of Thailand. It was not until 2016, when Tingsulanuan reigned for 70 years and died for half a century, that he once again entered everyone's vision.

Because Bhumibol ascended the throne at a young age and lived a very long life, the crown prince of Thailand was like the crown prince of Charles of Britain. But Vajiralongkorn, the only son of Bhumibol, was not the crown prince who was most hoped to succeed to the throne. During his 40-year career as a crown prince, Vajiralongkorn was known for his absurdity and rebellion. Due to his repeated marriages and no son, his father Rama IX even promoted the passage of the law that "female royal members can also legally succeed the throne" in the 1980s.

The main beneficiary of this law is Vajiralongkorn's sister, Princess Sirindhorn, which enjoys a high status in China. Princess Sirindhorn is very successful in diplomacy and charity, and is proficient in Chinese culture. She is a history professor at the Pazun Zonghao Army Officer School in Thailand. Many Thais say that Princess Sirindhorn is acceptable to become their queen.

This makes Thailand's succession to the throne less stable after Bhumibol's death. Tingsula Nuan, who became the temporary regent during the buffer period of the death of the old king and the ascension of the new king, became the most important stabilizing needle for Thailand's stability during the succession of the throne.

In 2016, Tingsula Nuan, who was 95 years old, resolutely came out. As the regent, he had the greatest power in Thailand at that time, especially a very important power - signing and promulgating a new constitution, but the crown prince who had not yet ascended the throne had no such power. Since the new constitution after the 2014 coup is still under the procedure of submitting the king's imperial approval, the process of the new constitution and the change of the throne, all of which determine the future direction of Thailand's political situation depends on Tingsula Nuan alone.

It is said that Tinsulanuan's more desirable heir is Silinton . Because Vajiralongkorn has always been unrestrained, Tingsulanuan once publicly mentioned the words "the prince is not suitable for inheriting the throne" in a high-level military meeting. But at the same time, Prime Minister Prayut , who came to power in 2014, is Vajiralongkorn's biggest supporter. Tingsulanuan has to face the choice between heart and stability.

However, this old regent is a political expert after all. He knows well that Bhumibol is regarded as a god-like king by Thais. If a conflict occurs during the mourning period of Bhumibol, the one who takes the lead will definitely be doomed and attacked by all Thais.

Therefore, the final result was that Tinsula Nuan controlled the power in his hands and did not forcibly publicly support Sirindhorn ascends to the throne. His lofty prestige also made Prayut, who was also from the army, not further embarrassed the old Regent. Both sides made concessions and reached the most powerful situation for their respective and Thailand.

[Rama X Vajiralongkorn]

The first-ranked crown prince Vajiralongkorn was finally announced to inherit the throne, but it would be postponed for a while. This shows that although Tingsulanuan agreed to Vajiralongkorn ascend the throne, he would give him a period of inspection. Tingsulanuan, who has been loyal to Bhumibol for more than 40 years, did his last part for his king.

┃Different Privy Council and Regent

Tingsula Nuan’s most important identity in his later years was the President of the Privy Council and the Regent of Thailand. This is one of the most different positions in Thailand from other countries.

Thailand Privy Council is a consulting agency appointed by the King of Thailand. It is generally composed of the resigned Thai Prime Minister and retired generals. In Thai politics, the Privy Council exercises power on behalf of the king and has a certain influence on the Thai military and the Thai government. Compared with the British Privy Council, the Thai Privy Council has a certain political power and influence.

In the Thai Constitution, the Privy Council can act as the head of state in the absence of the king. This is also the reason why Tingsulanuan, as the president of the Privy Council, became the person who acted as the king's power after Bhumibol's death.

The Thai Regent is also a very Thai identity. When the Thai monarch is unable to exercise his powers or there is a vacant period, the Regent will perform his official powers.

According to the Thai Constitution, there are generally two situations where the regent appears: one is that when the king is not in the Kingdom of Thailand or cannot take charge of state affairs for some reason, one person is appointed as the temporary regent. Bhumibol's wife Queen Sirikit served as Regent during her reign between October 22 and November 5, 1956. Her mother, Queen Mother Shinakarin, served as interim regent seven times for Bhumibol and his wife's visit abroad from 1959 to 1962.

The second type is that during the transition of the throne when the previous king died and the new king did not ascend the throne, the President of the Privy Council served as the interim regent. Tingsula Nuan became the regent of Thailand, and once again came out to stabilize the situation at the age of 95.

On May 26, 2019, we watched with our own eyes the new Thai king Rama X held a safe ascension ceremony. After the chaos in 2014, Thailand successfully held a general election. This old minister of two dynasties and veteran general Bing Tingsula Nuan, who dedicated his life to the Thai royal family, passed away safely. The departure of this Thai political and military defining sea god needle will have on the new Thai king and Thailand who have just ascended the throne. I can only wait and see what impact will be on the next king of Thailand and Thailand that have just ascended the throne.