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Shinawatra ally named as Thai prime minister

Thailand's king officially endorsed an ally of ousted premier and Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister today.

Shinawatra ally named as Thai prime minister

Tue, 29 Jan, 2008 - 07:13

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Thailand's king officially endorsed an ally of ousted premier and Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister today.

The appointment paved the way for the first democratically-elected government to take office since the September 2006 coup.

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