Thida Thavornseth was born in Surat Thani in Southern Thailand . She graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Chulalongkorn University and is married to the physician Dr.Weng Tojirakarn , who shares her political activism . Thida participated in the pro-democracy uprising of October 1973 , ending the military dictatorship , and the later leftist students protests in October 1976 that led to the Thammasat University massacre and a return to military rule . Both Thida and Weng then joined the illegal Communist Party of Thailand and fled to its camps in the jungle , hiding there for more than six years . In May 1992 , she took part in the protests against the military-installed Prime Minister Suchinda Kraprayoon , which are now known as the Black May
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Thida Thavornseth