9 9 9 , ▁and ▁partially ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Har ah an ▁Bridge , ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁Rock ▁Island ▁Bridge ▁— ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁bridge ▁between ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁now ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Rock ▁Island ▁Bridge ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Th an om ▁K itt ik ach orn ▁( , ▁; ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Th ai ▁military ▁dict ator . ▁ ▁A ▁sta unch ▁anti - comm un ist , ▁Th an om ▁o vers aw ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁military ▁rule ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁st aged ▁a ▁self - c oup , ▁until ▁public ▁protest s ▁which ▁expl oded ▁into ▁violence ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁step ▁down . ▁ ▁His ▁return ▁from ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁spark ed ▁protest s ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁mass acre ▁of ▁demonstr ators , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁military ▁coup . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Th an om ▁K itt ik ach orn ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tak ▁Province ▁to ▁Kh un ▁( ข ุ น ) ▁S op it b ann ar ak sa ▁( Am phan ▁K itt ik ach orn ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mrs ▁Lin che e ▁K