United Thai People's Party

United Thai People's Party (Thai: พรรคสหประชาไทย; RTGS: Phak Sahaprachathai) was a political party in Thailand founded on 24 October 1968 was founded by Thanom Kittikachorn and Praphas Charusathien to recruit parliamentary support for their military junta.^[1][2][3]

LeaderThanom Kittikachorn

Secretary-GeneralDawee Chullasapya

Founded24 October 1968

Dissolved19 November 1971

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United Thai People's Party พรรคสหประชาไทย
Leader	Thanom Kittikachorn
Secretary-General	Dawee Chullasapya
Founded	24 October 1968
Dissolved	19 November 1971
Succeeded by	Social Justice Party Social Action Party (faction)
Headquarters	Bangkok
Ideology	Developmentalism Militarism National conservatism Anti-communism Economic populism
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Slogan	"ไทยอยู่คู่ฟ้า" (Thailand remains under the Sky.)
Anthem	"มาร์ชสหประชาไทย" (United Thai People's March)
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In the 1969 Thai general election United Thai People's Party won the most seats in election: 75 of 219 seats. The party was dissolved during the self-coup of Thanom Kittikachorn and Praphas Charusathien in November 1971 that brought a return to unrestricted military dictatorship.

After the October 1973 popular uprising that toppled the Thanom–Praphas regime, some of the more liberal former members of the United Thai People's Party joined the Social Action Party, while former secretary-general Dawee Chullasapya and his deputy Kris Sivara backed the Social Justice Party.^[4]