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Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัต) is a Thai businessman who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was deposed in a military coup and convicted in absentia for a conflict of interest. He was born in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, and started his career in the police. He later became a successful telecom entrepreneur and one of the richest people in Thailand. [Continue reading at Wikipedia]