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Yingluck Shinawatra, Ousted by Court, Was Thailand's First Female PM

Yingluck Shinawatra, who was forced to resign Wednesday by Thailand's Constitutional Court, was the country's first female prime minister.A former businesswoman, Ms. Yingluck had relatively little political experience when she unexpectedly came to power in July 2011. The 46-year-old dealt with constant accusations that she was the puppet of her brother, ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a 2006 military coup. Ms. Yingluck denied the charges, keeping a public...

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