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Plaek Phibunsongkhram

1897 - 1964

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Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Thai: แปลก พิบูลสงคราม [plɛ̀ːk pʰí.būːn.sǒŋ.kʰrāːm]; alternatively transcribed as Pibulsongkram or Pibulsonggram; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. (Thai: จอมพล ป.;[tɕɔ̄ːm.pʰōn.pɔ̄ː]), and contemporarily known as Phibun (Pibul) in the West, was a Thai military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957. Phibunsongkhram was a member of the Army wing of Khana Ratsadon, the first political party in Thailand, and a leader of the Siamese revolution of 1932, which replaced Thailand's absolute monarchy with a constitutional monarchy. Phibun became the third Prime Minister of Thailand in 1938 while serving as Commander of the Royal Siamese Army. Inspired by the Italian fascism of Benito Mussolini, he established a de facto military dictatorship run along fascist lines, promoted Thai nationalism and Sinophobia, and allied Thailand with Imperial Japan in World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Plaek Phibunsongkhram has received more than 634,364 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Plaek Phibunsongkhram is the 3,089th most popular politician (up from 3,514th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 11th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Thai Politician.

Plaek Phibunsongkhram was most famous for being the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944, during which time he attempted to modernize the country.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 3,089 out of 15,577Before him are Anastasio Somoza García, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Taharqa, Henri, Prince of Condé, and Emperor Hui of Jin. After him are Aleksey Kuropatkin, Charles III, Duke of Parma, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Jacobo Árbenz, Alexander Balas, and Junichiro Koizumi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 40Before him are Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, John Franklin Enders, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Kirill Meretskov, Paul Delvaux, and Margaret Mahler. After him are Vlado Chernozemski, Joseph Berchtold, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Gershom Scholem, Leonid Govorov, and Vasily Sokolovsky. Among people deceased in 1964, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 27Before him are Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Otto Grotewohl, Emilio Aguinaldo, Ernst Kretschmer, Alexander Archipenko, and Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois. After him are Sigfrid Edström, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, Cole Porter, Sam Cooke, and Douglas McGregor.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 10 out of 155Before him are Rama I (1736), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Taksin (1734), and Vajiravudh (1880). After him are Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Naresuan (1555).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 10Before him are Rama I (1736), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Taksin (1734), and Vajiravudh (1880). After him are Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).