FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha rides on a tractor at a farmer school in Suphan Buri province, Thailand, September 18, 2017. Picture taken September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
BANGKOK (Reuters) - When Thailand's army took power in a bloodless coup four years ago, it promised to bring happiness back to the "Land of Smiles" and return the country to democratic rule within two years.
The military said the coup was needed to stop further violence after months of street protests and to stamp out corruption which had plagued Thailand for decades.
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