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          4 His mother was a street trader, and his father, who died when Chamlong was a baby, a fishmonger; his stepfather worked for the post office....

          Chamlong Srimuang

          Thai activist and politician (born 1935)

          Chamlong Srimuang (Thai: จำลอง ศรีเมือง; born 5 July 1935) is a Thai activist and former politician.

          A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Palang Dharma Party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and is a prominent member of the People's Alliance for Democracy, a group strongly opposed to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

          A fishmonger who migrated to Bangkok from Swatow (Shantou),.

        1. A fishmonger who migrated to Bangkok from Swatow (Shantou),.
        2. He was born in Samle, an overseas Chinese village in Thonburi, next to Bangkok.
        3. 4 His mother was a street trader, and his father, who died when Chamlong was a baby, a fishmonger; his stepfather worked for the post office.
        4. The Palang Dharma Party was a Buddhist-inspired political party in Thailand founded by Chamlong Srimuang in , associated with the Santi Asoke sect of.
        5. Santi Asok achieved considerable prominence in the mids when one of its most charismatic members, Chamlong Srimuang, was elected Governor of Bangkok.

          6. Chamlong had supported the military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a coup. A devout Buddhist and follower of the Santi Asoke sect, he is now celibate, a vegetarian, and claims to have no worldly possessions. Chamlong Srimuang received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the category of Government Service in 1992.[2]

          Early life and education

          Chamlong's father, a Chinese immigrant from Shantou, died when Chamlong was a baby.

          His mother was of Chinese ancestry, but was born in Thaila