BANGKOK, (APP/AFP): Veteran Thai politician and former premier Banharn Silpa-archa died Saturday at the age of 83, a Bangkok hospital said.
“Banharn Silpa-archa passed away peacefully,” said a statement from Siriraj hospital, where he was admitted with asthma on Thursday.
Born to a Chinese family in central Suphan Buri province in 1932, Banharn was first elected an MP in the seventies and went on to become Thailand’s 21st prime minister in 1995.
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Former Thai PM Banharn Silpa-archa dies at 83
