He won. So when the country was hit by the Asian financial tsunami a year later and his government jolted by the ensuring street protests, Chavalit used his lucky number five to carry out a crucial cabinet shake-up.
His revamped cabinet was announced at 15.05 on Aug 15 - five new ministers were named, five sacked and five swapped posts.
It didn't work. A month later, Chavalit quit.
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