As tens of thousands of protesters gathered at Government House in Bangkok yesterday, students at Naresuan University in northern Thailand were commemorating a 1973 uprising with a candlelit vigil. The October 14, 1973 popular uprising, known as the “Day of Great Sorrow” was a defining moment in Thailand’s history, ending the ruling military dictatorship of the time and changing the political system in the Kingdom. Yesterday, over 200 students in the northern province of Phitsanulok held a candlelit vigil in memory of those who died at the uprising in the capital 47 years ago. They assembled at the Faculty of […]
Students at Naresuan University mark 1973 uprising with candlelit vigil The Thaiger News.