Black May

Black May

Black May is the name of two events in history.

*Black May (1992) - The popular name for the 17-20 May 1992 popular protest in Bangkok against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon and the the bloody military crackdown that followed.

*Black May (1943) - A period (May 1943) in the Battle of the Atlantic campaign during World War II, when the German U-boat arm (Ubootwaffe) suffered high casualties with fewer Allied ships sunk.


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