2016 in Thailand

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* Other events of 2016
* Timeline of Thai history

The year 2016 is the 235th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 71st and last year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), the first year in the reign of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X). It is reckoned as year 2559 in the Buddhist Era.

## Incumbents

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* King:
* until 13 October : Bhumibol Adulyadej
* starting 13 October : Vajiralongkorn
* Crown Prince:
* until 13 October : Vajiralongkorn
* Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha
* Supreme Patriarch: (vacant)

## Events

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### January

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* January 29 – the CC published drafting a new constitution and forwarded it to the NRC for approval.

### February

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### March

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### April

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### May

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### June

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* June 9 – 70th Anniversary Celebrations of Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession.

### July

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### August

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### September

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### October

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* October 13 – King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok the age of 88 after 70 years of reign. One year period of mourning was declared the following day. His only son, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, became Thailand's new monarch.

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### December

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## Births

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Main article: births in 2016

Further information: Category:2016 births

## Deaths

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Main article: Deaths in 2016

Further information: Category:2016 deaths

## See also

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* 2016 in Thai television
* List of Thai films of 2016

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2016 in Thailand.

## External links

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Years in Thailand

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2016 in Asia

Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Burma (Myanmar)
*   * Cambodia
*   * China
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
*   * North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
*   * Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
*   * Nepal
* Oman
*   * Pakistan
*   *   *   * Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
*   *   * Singapore
*   * Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste (East Timor)
*   * Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
*   *   * Yemen
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States with limited
recognition

* Abkhazia
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
* Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan
*   *   *   *

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

*   *   * British Indian Ocean Territory
*   *   * Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
*   *   *   *   *   * Hong Kong
*   * Macau
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