Thailand, 1952 — dissident coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a foreign-backed dissident coup conspiracy in Thailand on 10 November 1952, corresponding to the government's announcement that month of the discovery of a communist plot against it. Under the Phibun-Phao-Sarit triumvirate, the police announced in November 1952 the discovery of a communist plot and began a series of arrests focused heavily on the ethnic Chinese community, closing many Chinese schools and banning Chinese associations. The campaign against communists, with its anti-Chinese emphasis, gathered momentum throughout 1953.
Thailand under Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram was a staunch Cold War ally of the United States, recognizing Taiwan and sending troops to the Korean War, and the alleged communist plot fit the regime's anti-communist framing, consistent with the dataset's foreign-backed coding. The government used the announced plot to justify repression rather than facing an executed coup attempt.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
80011101952
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: The Phibun government used the announced communist plot to justify a wave of anti-communist and anti-Chinese arrests.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
CSP
New York Times
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →