2013
October
Thousands rally in Bangkok against controversial amnesty bill opponents fear would allow exiled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to return
November 1-11
Lower house passes amnesty bill but upper house later rejects it
November 24
Up to 180,000 people join opposition protests in Bangkok
November 25-27
Opposition protesters besiege ministries to topple the government and police issue arrest warrant for rally leader Suthep Thaugsuban
November 28
PM Yingluck Shinawatra survives parliamentary no-confidence vote
November 29-December 3
Protest escalates, several are killed and more than 200 injured
December 8-9
Opposition MPs resign en masse. Yingluck calls early elections; opposition announces a boycott
2014
January 13
Tens of thousands of protesters occupy intersections in the capital in an attempt to 'shut down' Bangkok until Yingluck quits
January 17
A grenade wounds dozens at an opposition march, the first of several blasts targeting rallies. One of the injured later dies
January 21
Government declares a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas.
February 2
Snap elections called by Yingluck in December. Opposition demonstrators block voting at 10,000 polling stations.
February 14
Thousands of riot police are deployed in Bangkok to reclaim government buildings surrounded by demonstrators
February 19
Court bans use of force against protesters
March
Demonstrators lift blockade of Bangkok.
State of emergency lifted in Bangkok.
Constitutional Court annuls February elections.
April 30
Government announces new elections for July 20.
May 7
Constitutional Court dismisses Yingluck and nine ministers for abuse of power
Cabinet appoints new caretaker premier Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan
May 20
The army declares martial law across the kingdom.
May 22
The army seizes power in a military coup, deposing the elected government and plunging the country once more into uncertainty. A nationwide nighttime curfew is declared.
May 23
Coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha declares himself acting PM
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