Plaek Khittasangkha

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Thai military officer dictator human nationalist politician prime minister

Plaek Khittasangkha, better known as Plaek Phibunsongkhram, was a Thai military officer and prime minister who led Thailand through much of the World War II era and early Cold War period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thai military officer ⓘ
dictator ⓘ
human ⓘ
nationalist ⓘ
politician ⓘ
prime minister ⓘ
alliedWith Empire of Japan during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pibulsonggram NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plaek Phibunsongkhram NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameToPowerBy military influence in post-1932 constitutional era ⓘ
conflict Franco-Thai War NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
surface form: World War II era

early Cold War era ⓘ
foreignPolicy initial cooperation with Japan ⓘ
later alignment with the United States ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
governmentType authoritarian regime ⓘ
ideology Thai nationalism ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ
militarism ⓘ
implementedPolicy anti-Chinese economic measures ⓘ
cultural mandates promoting Thai customs and dress ⓘ
pro-United States alignment during early Cold War ⓘ
state-driven modernization of Thailand ⓘ
influenced development of modern Thai nationalism ⓘ
language Thai ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Thai Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank Field Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor changing the country’s official English name from Siam to Thailand ⓘ
leading Thailand during World War II ⓘ
leading Thailand during the early Cold War ⓘ
modernization and cultural nationalism policies ⓘ
officeEnd first premiership ended in 1944 ⓘ
second premiership ended in 1957 ⓘ
officeStart first premiership began in 1938 ⓘ
second premiership began in 1948 ⓘ
participatedIn World War II ⓘ
positionHeld Prime Minister of Thailand ⓘ
promoted Thai cultural homogeneity ⓘ
state-led industrialization ⓘ
regionOfActivity Bangkok NERFINISHED ⓘ
removedFromPowerBy military coup in 1944 ⓘ
military coup in 1957 ⓘ
workedWith Khana Ratsadon (People’s Party) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pridi Banomyong NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Plaek Phibunsongkhram → birthName → Plaek Khittasangkha ⓘ
Plaek Phibunsongkhram → alsoKnownAs → Plaek Khittasangkha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phibun