Thawan Thamrongnawasawat
Politician
1901 – 1988
Who was Thawan Thamrongnawasawat?
Thawan Thamrongnawasawat was the 8th prime minister of Thailand from 1946-1947. Before becoming a politician, he was a naval officer, holding the rank of rear admiral.
A career naval officer of Chinese ancestry, Thamrong was a leading member of the anti-Japanese Seri Thai resistance movement during World War II. He became Thailand's elected prime minister on August 23, 1946, replacing Khuang Abhaiwongse. However, he was removed from office by a military coup orchestrated by Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram on November 8, 1947. Pibulsonggram then assumed the post of prime minister once more.
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- Born
- Nov 21, 1901
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Thai Chinese
- Nationality
- Thailand
- Died
- Dec 3, 1988
Bangkok
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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