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    Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Thai: แปลก พิบูลสงคราม [plɛ̀ːk pʰí.būːn.sǒŋ.kʰrāːm]; alternatively transcribed as Pibulsongkram or Pibulsonggram; 14 July...
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    him." After overthrowing Pridi Banomyong in a coup, Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram told US Ambassador Edwin Stanton that he "personally doubted whether...
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    issued between 1939 and 1942 by the government of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram during his first term as prime minister and military dictator of...
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    only slightly. Following the Fall of France in 1940, Major-General Plaek Pibulsonggram (popularly known as "Phibun"), the prime minister of Thailand, decided...
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    the chong kraben (โจงกระเบน), a cloth wrap. On 15 January 1941, Plaek Pibulsonggram issued a Thai cultural mandate to modernize and Westernize Thai dress...
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    Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram. His parents are Pibulporn Pibulsonggram and Jamika Pibulsonggram, and he has a younger brother named Mahidol Pibulsonggram. He...
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    on 1943, the Thai government under prime minister Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram took over the administration of Terengganu from the Japanese and...
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    of Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram, Phayom became an ally of Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram in his coup against the government of Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi...
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    campaigns during the pre-World War II military rule of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram. Wichitwathakan was born Kim Liang (Chinese: 金良), the son of a merchant...
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    is not discussed openly today.[citation needed] In 1955, Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram had visited London as part of an international tour. He became impressed...
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    agreement to cede territories to Thailand which, under Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram, was allied to Japan. After another map exercise in Singapore on...
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    Dartmouth College, Nitya Pibulsonggram was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa society class of 1962. He was the sixth child of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram and...
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    part of the process, secret discussions were held with Thai Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram, in which the Japanese military sought free passage through...
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    that Plaek, allied to Phao, was losing to another influential groups led by Sarit, and consisted of "Sakdina" (royalties and royalists). Both Plaek and...
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    Indochina. That seemingly-subservient behaviour convinced Major-General Plaek Pibulsonggram, the prime minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, that Vichy France...
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    of the Royal Thai Navy against the government of Prime Minister Plaek Pibulsonggram (Phibun) on 29–30 June 1951. They took the prime minister hostage...
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    planned as part of the grand Phutthamonthon project of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram, the then prime minister, during the 1950s. The project was stalled...
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  • Queen Sri Savarindira (Savang Vadhana), 1925 On 15 January 1941, Plaek Pibulsonggram issued a Thai cultural mandate to modernize and westernize Thai dress...
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  • Pibunsongkhram or Pibulsonggram) may refer to: Plaek Phibunsongkhram, anti-communist ruler of Thailand (1897–1964) Nitya Pibulsonggram, Thai career diplomat...
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  • October 1943, the Thai government under Prime Minister Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram took over the administration of Terengganu from the Japanese and...
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    economy. The project was later revived in 1950 by the government of Plaek Pibulsonggram, and the memorial, with the new chedi and the royal statue designed...
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    blouses. Between 1939 and 1942, the government of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram issued a series of cultural standards; Mandate 10, issued on 8 September...
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    October 1943, the Thai government under prime minister Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram took over the administration of Terengganu from the Japanese and...
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    reflected the overwhelming strength with which he executed a coup over Plaek Pibulsonggram as well as his strong support from the palace. Based on the degree...
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  • restrict press freedom, especially during the military governments of Plaek Pibulsonggram, Sarit Dhanarajata, and Thanom Kittikachorn (up to 1973). Books on...
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    a formal military alliance between Thailand under Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram and Japan was concluded. At noon on 25 January 1942, Thailand declared...
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    military academy in Imperial Germany where he was a classmate of Plaek Pibulsonggram. He received several royal titles, eventually becoming Phraya[1]...
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    First Cabinet of Plaek Pibulsonggram or the Ninth Cabinet of Siam, active from 16 December 1938 – 7 March 1942....
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    evaporated after the 16 September 1957 coup that drove Phao and Plaek Pibulsonggram into exile. Anderson argues that Khamsing's Fa Bo Kan, a collection...
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  • seemingly-subservient behaviour convinced the regime of Major-General Plaek Pibulsonggram, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, that Vichy France...
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