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Pridi Phanomyong |
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Pridi Phanomyongor Luang Pradist Manudharm(born May 11, 1900, Ayutthaya, Siam—died May 2, 1983, Paris, France) Thai political leader and prime minister. He earned a doctorate in law in France, where he was influenced by socialism and where, with Luang Phibunsongkhram and others, he plotted to overthrow the absolute monarchy in Siam (Thailand). Pridi participated in the Promoters Revolution and helped write the constitution of December 1932. He engineered the downfall of Phibunsongkhram's pro-Japanese government (1944) and in 1946 became Thailand's first popularly elected prime minister. Unjustly held responsible for the assassination of King Ananda that year, he was forced to resign and flee the country in 1947. He lived in China until 1970, when he moved to France. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Americans hoped that the Free Thai and their Bangkok patron, Pridi Phanomyang, the architect of the anti-royalist "revolution" of 1932, would be able to construct a viable democracy after Japan had been defeated. Other labels are equally difficult to accept: respected Professor Saneh Chammarik is said to be an adherent of "old Marxist 'dependency theory'," and the 1980s Young Turks Military Group is seen as the "left-wing" progeny of Pridi Phanomyong, the mastermind of the 1932 overthrow of the absolute monarchy. |
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