Article: BACKGROUNDER: Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

BACKGROUNDER: Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

BANGKOK, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand Thursday morning, after more than 17 months of self-exile abroad since a military coup ousted his administration.

Thaksin faces a series of charges and allegations of corruptionand abuse of power brought up by junta-appointed investigation bodies.

Former police Lieutenant-Colonel Thaksin, born in Thailand's northern province Chiang Mai in 1949, became one of the richest people in Thailand by setting up telecommunications companies likeShin Corporation and Advanced Info Service before entering politics.

Thaksin entered politics by ...

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