Last Wednesday, June 24, it was 88 years since the revolution of the Peoples' Party (คณะราษฎร, Khana Ratsadon). The absolute monarchy came to an end, from this day in 1932 the country was an incipient democracy. However, since the 2014 coup, memorial services to this day have been 'discouraged' or often outright banned by the authorities.

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A plaque commemorating the June 1932 Siamese Revolution (which converted absolute monarchy to a constitutional one) in the pavement of the Royal Plaza has been removed and replaced with another plaque emphasizing the state, Buddhism and kingship. What happened and what is the aftermath?

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