(Baonghean.vn) - After many court hearings since 2015, on the morning of August 25, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra was absent from the final hearing, raising suspicions that she had fled Thailand. Immediately after that, the Thai Court issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Yingluck. Let's take a look back at her turbulent career through the photo series below.
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| Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was born on June 21, 1967 in San Kamphaeng, Thailand. She is the youngest child in a large Chinese-Thai family of nine siblings, including former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: The Nation. |
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| Yingluck was known for her beauty, height and energetic personality since her school days. She was an active member of the school marching band and participated in several beauty pageants. Photo: The Nation. |
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| One of the rare photos of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra when she was in college. |
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| Young girl Yingluck took a souvenir photo with two classmates. |
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| And here is a picture of the Thai "beautiful woman" at a beauty contest in her hometown Chiang Mai. |
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| Ms. Yingluck (far left) poses for a photo with her siblings. Ms. Yingluck's brother, Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted in a military coup in 2006 and lives in exile. |
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| Ms. Yingluck graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration at Chiang Mai University in 1988 and received a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Kentucky, USA, in 1991. Before entering politics, she was a successful businesswoman. |
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| Ms Yingluck married Anusorn Amornchat, CEO of M Link Asia Corporation PCL, in 1995. She is pictured in 2014 with her son Supasek Amornchat. |
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| In May 2011, the Pheu Thai Party nominated her as its candidate for prime minister in the general election of the same year. Her party won 265 seats out of 500 in the Thai National Assembly. On August 8, 2011, King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially approved Ms. Yingluck as the country's first female prime minister. |
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| A survey found that her cabinet was rated the highest in economic performance among prime ministers, even higher than Thaksin’s. However, Thai politics has never been without instability, and Yingluck’s time was no exception. |
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| In early May 2014, the Supreme Court stripped Ms. Yingluck of her position for alleged abuse of power. During her more than 3 years as prime minister, which were also the most turbulent years of her life, Yingluck had to face a series of pressures from the military, protests, historic floods in Bangkok... Along with that were a series of other accusations and persistent lawsuits. |
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| Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck's brother, started the rice subsidy program before he was ousted in a 2006 coup. But she took it further, buying rice from farmers at about 50 percent above market prices. |
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| Yingluck is under house arrest and banned from leaving the country. Although she is no longer a politician, she still organizes many activities and declares that she will fight with all her might for justice. On the morning of the final hearing in the case against Yingluck over the rice subsidy program on July 21, her supporters continued to greet her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok with roses. |
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| Ms Yingluck wiped away tears as she accepted flowers and affection from supporters. Although she is banned from politics, she still acts as an unofficial representative of the Pheu Thai Party. The former prime minister still enjoys strong support from the rural population. |
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| The Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear at the sentencing hearing on the morning of August 25. The court postponed the announcement of the verdict until September 27. If convicted, the country's first female prime minister faces up to 10 years in prison and a five-year ban from political activities. |
Kim Ngoc
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