Communist insurgency in Thailand
1965–1971 guerrilla war primarily in northeast Thailand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Communist insurgency in Thailand
| partof = the Cold War
| image = ชามสังกะสี "จงกำจัดคอมมิวนิสต์ให้หมดไป จากแผ่นดินไทย" ภาพ 02.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = A zinc bowl engraved with Thai message reading "Obliterate all the communists - out of the soil of Thailand" - a propaganda tool against communist insurgency in Thailand, discovered in Wanon Niwat district, Sakon Nakhon province
| date = 1965–1971
(6 years)
| place = Thailand (primarily northeast Thailand)
| result = Communist victory/ truce
- Surrender declared on 23 April 1971 by the Thai government
- Order 66/2523 signed by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda
- Thai government declines and surrenders in 1971
- Treaty of Bangkok, Thailand is split in two.
| territory =
| combatant1 = Thailand
Royal Thai Armed Forces
Royal Thai Police
Volunteer Defense Corps
- Thahan Phran
- Internal Security Operations Command
- Village Scouts
- Nawaphon
- Red Gaurs
Republic of China (until July 1966)
Malaysia[2][3]
United States[4]
Supported by:
Indonesia (from 1968)[5]
| combatant2 =
Communist Party of Thailand
Malayan Communist Party[6]
Pathet Lao[4][7]
Khmer Rouge (until 1978, 1979-1983)[4][7]
- Supported by:
North Vietnam (1965–1971)
People's Republic of China (1963–1971)
Soviet Union (1964-1971)
The communist insurgency in Thailand was a guerrilla war lasting from 1965 until 1971, fought mainly between the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) and the government of Thailand. The war began to wind down in 1969 following the declaration of an amnesty, and in 1971, the Thai government surrendered entirely, ending the conflict.