Second, the democratic structure was established in a terrain and environment which was full of hurdles from the legacy of the old system. The old establishments in certain aspects have become obstacles for democratic development into a viable and sustainable political system. The political change in 1932 was only a shift of power from one group of power elite into a new one. It was not a real political change and hence definitely not a revolution in the true sense of the word. Those who were involved in the coup in many aspects were no dissimilar to the incumbents whom they dismounted from the seat of power. Not long after the political change of 1932, the coup promoters were engaged in power struggle and self-destructive acts until they all fell from grace in a coup by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat on September 16, 1957. The old establishment, as opposed to the democratic element, has come back to regain political control resulting in the political system being alternated between an elected government and a military or a military dominated regime. The orchestrated efforts to bring back the traditional structure have materialized and the old establishment has successfully resumed a considerable degree of power. To date, the old structure has essentially been back albeit in a different form. The process of democratic development thus could not have been proceeding smoothly due to the treacherous terrain.