Pridi Banomyong Memorial

Monument in honour of Dr. Pridi Banomyong.

Pridi Banomyong was one of the prominent leaders in the 1932 coup that changed the absolute monarchy in Thailand to a constitutional monarchy.

As World War II approached, the militaristic and pro-Fascist Phibun broke ranks with the democratic and anti-Japanese Pridi. Pridi lost his ministerial post and was sidelined as Regent to King Ananda Mahidol.
When Thailand declared war on USA and Britain, Pridi headed the Seri Thai (Free Thai) resistance movement in Thailand and operated under the code name "Ruth".

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Source

• Text: R. Bronkhorst
• Photos: TracesofWar
• BANOMYONG, P., Pridi by Pridi: Selected Writing on Life, Politics, and Economy, Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP, 2000.
• REYNOLDS, E. B., Thailand's Secret War, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005.