Novembre 1947 et les démocrates

This article aims to highlight the role of Siamese conservatives in overthrowing the elected government of the Rear Admiral Thamrongnawasawat. The 1947 coup d’État, organized jointly by some military factions and royalists of the Democrat Party, reflected the increased activity of the latter. It was...

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Main Author: Alexandre Barthel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2016-11-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/3618
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spelling doaj-f398f0607a1f400b9dc144f568c770ed2020-11-25T00:47:49ZengUniversité de ProvenceMoussons1620-32242262-83632016-11-012893710.4000/moussons.3618Novembre 1947 et les démocratesAlexandre BarthelThis article aims to highlight the role of Siamese conservatives in overthrowing the elected government of the Rear Admiral Thamrongnawasawat. The 1947 coup d’État, organized jointly by some military factions and royalists of the Democrat Party, reflected the increased activity of the latter. It was an opportunity for them to remove the democratic institutions built by the former head of the anti-Japanese resistance Pridi Banomyong. Taking advantage of the discontent of the military after the war, and their impunity, Siamese conservatives engaged in the first attempt to restore royal authority before being ousted by Marshal Phibun Songkhram after only few months.http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/3618SiamThailandcoup d’État1947Democrat PartyKhuang Aphaiwong
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Novembre 1947 et les démocrates
Moussons
Siam
Thailand
coup d’État
1947
Democrat Party
Khuang Aphaiwong
author_facet Alexandre Barthel
author_sort Alexandre Barthel
title Novembre 1947 et les démocrates
title_short Novembre 1947 et les démocrates
title_full Novembre 1947 et les démocrates
title_fullStr Novembre 1947 et les démocrates
title_full_unstemmed Novembre 1947 et les démocrates
title_sort novembre 1947 et les démocrates
publisher Université de Provence
series Moussons
issn 1620-3224
2262-8363
publishDate 2016-11-01
description This article aims to highlight the role of Siamese conservatives in overthrowing the elected government of the Rear Admiral Thamrongnawasawat. The 1947 coup d’État, organized jointly by some military factions and royalists of the Democrat Party, reflected the increased activity of the latter. It was an opportunity for them to remove the democratic institutions built by the former head of the anti-Japanese resistance Pridi Banomyong. Taking advantage of the discontent of the military after the war, and their impunity, Siamese conservatives engaged in the first attempt to restore royal authority before being ousted by Marshal Phibun Songkhram after only few months.
topic Siam
Thailand
coup d’État
1947
Democrat Party
Khuang Aphaiwong
url http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/3618
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