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Li Peng
- Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, best known as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989 has passed away.
- Li Peng was a staunch advocate of Three Gorges dam despite vehement domestic and international opposition.
Prayut Chan-ocha
- Prayuth Chan-ocha, who as an army commander seized power in a 2014 coup in Thailand and then served as junta leader and prime minister, has declared an end to more than five years of military rule.
- He returns to serve again as prime minister but this time he is elected by ....