After the popular uprising of 1973 , he was minister of defence under Prime Minister Sanya Dharmasakti and Supreme Commander of the Thai Armed Forces from 1973 to 1974 . In December 1973 , one and a half years before Thailand officially established diplomatic relations with the People 's Republic of China , Dawee and Chatichai who was foreign minister by that timewere the first Thai government officials to visit Beijing . There , they negotiated a contract for the supply of 50,000 tons of diesel oil at a " friendship price " and promised to remove trade barriers between the two nations . In 1974 , Dawee co-founded the Social Justice Party , of which he became the chairman in 1976 . He served as deputy prime minister and minister of public health under Seni Pramoj , until the day of the Thammasat University massacre , 6 October 1976 . He was again deputy prime minister , this time under Kriangsak Chomanan , from 1979 to 1980
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Dawee Chullasapya