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Born in Chiang Mai in 1949, Thaksin is the great grandson of Chinese migrants. - Thaksin ran several failed businesses with his wife before getting his break in the 1980s leasing computers to the police. - His family's business empire thrived on government concessions while he was premier from 2001-2006, stoking public anger, including the tax-free $1.9 billion sale of its 49% stake in Shin Corp to a Singapore state firm.

BANGKOK: He was ousted in a coup more than 17 years ago and spent 15 of them in self-imposed exile, but even abroad Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra cast a remarkable shadow over the kingdom's politics.

Fifteen years in absentia, two military coups and numerous corruption charges, and yet Thaksin Shinawatra and his family continue to be the most formidable force in Thai politics

BANGKOK: Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned from 15 years in exile on Tuesday and was immediately ...

He was ousted in a coup 17 years ago and spent the last 15 of them in self-imposed exile, but Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra still casts a remarkable shadow over the kingdom's politics