Detail Open road.   Oleh:  Beech, Hannah Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Time Magazine vol. 170 no. 09 (Sep. 2007), page 24. Topik: Abhisit Vejjajiva; Thailand; Politics Ketersediaan Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: T7 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Thailand's newly approved constitution could pave the way for a return to democracy--and for a young idealist to come to power. October 1973: A 9-year-old boy, cloistered in Bangkok compound, flips on the television. No cartoons for him. Instead, the box broadcasts images of Thai students and workers flooding nearby streets to protest the autocratic generals ruling their nation. The boy finds the scenes enthralling, sparking a political awakening unusual in any kid, much less the scion of a privileged Thai-Chinese family. Just three years later, a violent military crackdown would bring this brief experiment in Thai democracy to an end. But by that point, the boy, Abhisit Vejjajiva, was studying overseas in Britain. "I experienced the optimism of the 1973 democratic revolution, but I wasn't there for the disillusionment of the 1976 massacre," recalls Abhisit, who at age 27 was voted in as one of Thailand's youngest-ever parliamentarians. " Maybe that's what made me believe in the power of politics." Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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