▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁represented ▁a ▁committee ▁that ▁( un success fully ) ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁making ▁ 1 4 ▁October — the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁dem ocr atic ▁u pr ising — a ▁national ▁hol iday ▁(" D em ocracy ▁Day "). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁violent ▁conflict ▁in ▁Th ailand ' s ▁southern most ▁provinces ▁er upt ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ch atur on ▁proposed ▁a ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁ce ase fire ▁plan , ▁calling ▁for ▁an ▁am n esty ▁for ▁Muslim ▁separ at ists , ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁deployed ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁lif ting ▁of ▁mart ial ▁law . ▁The ▁draft ▁was ▁la ud ed ▁by ▁local ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁conflict ▁zone , ▁but ▁immediately ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁his ▁security ▁advis ers , ▁who ▁instead ▁chose ▁a ▁repr ess ive ▁approach . ▁Ch atur on ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁new ▁position ▁once ▁again , ▁becoming ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁advance ▁a ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁laws ▁and ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁min istry , ▁and ▁to ▁introduce ▁education ▁funds , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁conv ince ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁forces ▁within ▁the ▁min istry . ▁He ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁by ▁the ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁coup ▁