Field Marshall Phibunsongkhram (July 14, 1887 - June 11, 1964) (also sometimes spelled Phibul Songkhram or Pibul Songgram) was prime minister and military dictator in Thailand from 1938-1944 and 1948-1957. Phibul Songkhram File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The following is a list of Prime Ministers of Thailand: Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, (1932-1933) General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena, (1933-1938) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, (1938-1944) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1944-1945) Tawee Boonyaket, (1945) Seni Pramoj, (1945) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1946) Luang Praditmanutham, (1946) Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was born on July 14, 1887 in the Nonthaburi province as son of Mr. Keed and Mrs. Sam-Ang Khittasangkha. His original name is Plaek, because of his peculiar position of ears (Plaek means "strange" in Thai). His family name was added after an official announcement which let Thais have family names by Rama VI. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Nonthaburi (Thai นนทบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Statue of His Majesty King Rama VI of Siam in Lumphini Park, central Bangkok Vajiravudh (January 1, 1880 - November 25, 1925) (also known as Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua) was King of Siam (now Thailand) from 1910 until his death. ...

He studied at the Royal Army Academy as well as the General Staff Army College in France.

During the Siamese coup d'état of 1932 which changed Thailand to a constitutional monarchy Major Phibunsongkhram joined the People's Party as its military representative. In 1933 there was a coup d'etat attempt called "Bavoradej" after the name of the leader, prince Bavoradej. Plaek singlehandedly led the army to defeat them and his power became very formidable. After prime minister Colonel Phraya Phaholpolpayuhasena resigned he was appointed prime minister on December 16, 1938. During his term he was promoted to Field Marshall in recognition of the modernizations of the country done by him. He renamed the country from Siam to Thailand, and also finally introduced the western calendar. Moreover, he and his renown scholarly subordinate, Luang Vichit, vividly boosted the so-called Siamese cultural renaissance: the people were ordered to wear the cloth in the western styles, especially a hat; Thais must not chew the betel; Thais must buy only domestic merchandise; the national anthem was written and the people were ordered to stand saluting the flag raised at 8 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock in the evening. The Siamese coup detat on June 24, 1932 marked the bloodless transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy in Thailand. ... A constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Modernization is the process of changing the conditions of a society, an organization or another group of people in ways that change the privileges of that group according to modern technology or modern knowledge. ... The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ... Siamese could refer to: A Siamese cat Siamese twins The Thai language Someone or something from Thailand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ...

During the World War II Japan invaded Thailand, to which Plaek showed an ambiguous reaction. Some scholars believe that he had a megalomaniac plan in mind with Japan. First, in the early morning of December 8, 1941, Plaek disappeared and let his cabinet taken aback with the news of invasion. Thus, the soldiers along with police, were ordered by minister of defence to fight against the Japanese army which had landed on several different places in the Kra Peninsula. Plaek appeared again and wavered in his cabinet's decision to surrender and cooperate with the Japanese army. It is historically controversial whether Thailand "actually" sided with the invader. Although the so-called friendship pact was signed, the relationship between the two countries was never smooth. Pridi Phanomyong, another leader of the people's party, was ousted from the cabinet and was given the unimportant position of regent. He secretly formed the resistance against Japan named Free Thai Movement. It is doubtful whether Plaek knew about this and did anything to counter them. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pridi Phanomyong Pridi Phanomyong (May 11, 1900 - May 2, 1983) was a Thai politician. ... The Free Thai Movement (Thai ขบวนการเสรีไทย) was a secretly underground movement of a group of Thai people against Japan during World War II. This movement was one of the important sources to the Allies for intelligence in this region. ...

Ultimately, Plaek was ousted from premiership by the parliament in 1944 when he tried arrogantly to relocate Thailand's capital from Bangkok to Phetchabun, and the project of building Phutthamonthon (the great sacred place for Buddha). The defeat of Axis led to his imprisonment but at his trial as a war criminal he was acquitted. Plaek was in exile from political stage from a several years. In 1948 he returned to office after a military coup. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Phetchabun is a town in Thailand, capital of the Phetchabun province. ... Buddha statue at Phutthamonthon Phutthamonthon (Thai พุทธมณฑล, also often called Buddha Monthon) is a Buddhist park in the Nakhon Pathom province of Thailand, west of Bangkok. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... The word axis has several meanings: In geometry, it may refer to: An axis of rotation A coordinate axis An axis of symmetry In anatomy, the axis is the second cervical vertebra. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Plaek's second reign would be lasting for further 10 years, but it was quite different from his first one. He had no absolute power anymore, but had to cooperate with the powerful cliques of Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata and Police General Pao Sriyanon. Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata (pronounced, and also sometimes spelled, as Sarit Thanarat) (June 16, 1908 - December 8, 1963) staged a coup in 1957 and served as Thailands dictator until his death in 1963. ...

Plaek led his country to have a close relationship with the United States during the escalation of cold war. 1951-52, Plaek sent Thai troops to join the United Nations (led by US army) in Korean war. A cold war is a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, acts of espionage or conflict through surrogates. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ...

At the end of his reign suspicions of fraudulent practices during an election came up. The resulting unrest led to a coup by Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata in 1957, after which Phibunsongkhram had to leave the country. His final exile had been Japan where he died in 1964.
1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... See Exile (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The following is a list of Prime Ministers of Thailand: Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, (1932-1933) General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena, (1933-1938) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, (1938-1944) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1944-1945) Tawee Boonyaket, (1945) Seni Pramoj, (1945) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1946) Luang Praditmanutham, (1946) Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi... The following is a list of Prime Ministers of Thailand: Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, (1932-1933) General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena, (1933-1938) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, (1938-1944) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1944-1945) Tawee Boonyaket, (1945) Seni Pramoj, (1945) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1946) Luang Praditmanutham, (1946) Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi... Pote Sarasin (March 25, 1905 - September 28, 2000) was a Thai diplomat and politician. ...