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On 15 September, a public gathering assembled to protest Phibun and his government. The crowd, which quickly grew in numbers, marched to Sarit’s residence to show support for the army’s demands. The following morning, Apartments and Home Rentals – please click the next website page https://bangkok.thaibounty.com/2020/02/09/location-riva-fort-lauderdale-condos-for-sale/ – Sarit and his army staged a coup d’etat. In less than an hour, the army successfully captured strategic points with no resistance. The protesters later returned to Sarit’s home where he was waiting to address them. As Sarit was not at home, the crowd broke into the government compound where they made speeches condemning the government.
During the early-1950s, the Phibun government grew increasingly unpopular. The passing of the 1955 Political Party Bill led to the proliferation of more than twenty-five political parties. Sarit did not play a significant role in the election process and generally left Phao in charge. The government’s Legislative Committee was revamped into the Seri Manangkhasila Party which was headed by Phibun with Sarit as deputy chief and Phao as secretary-general. Although the Seri Manangkhasila Party beat the Democrat Party, the latter was seen to have won a moral victory. This paved the way for the rise of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat.
There was a peaceful transfer of power to Sarit’s deputy generals: Thanom Kittikachorn, who became prime minister, and Praphas Charusathien, who became deputy prime minister. Thanom and Praphas maintained Sarit’s authoritarian style of government, his anti-communism, and his pro-US policies. After Sarit’s death, his reputation took a blow when an inheritance battle between his son, Major Setha Thanarat, and his last wife, Thanpuying Vichitra Thanarat, revealed the massive extent of Sarit’s wealth, which totaled over US$100 million.
The practice of prostration, with the head touching the ground before royal audiences, banned decades earlier by King Chulalongkorn, was reinstated. An example was the revival of the First Ploughing ceremony (Raek Nakhwan) which dates back to the Sukothai Kingdom. The Sarit government revived traditional festivals and ceremonies which were abandoned after the 1932 revolution. On 5 December 1982, the Army’s 21st infantry regiment was transferred to the palace and Queen Sirikit was appointed its colonel-in-chief.
16 June 1908 – 8 December 1963) was a Thai general who staged a coup in 1957, replacing Plaek Phibunsongkhram as Thailand’s prime minister until Sarit died in 1963. He was born in Bangkok – https://bangkok.thaibounty.com/2022/07/10/king-power-mahanakhon-showcases-bangkoks-ultra-luxury-residences-at-thailand-s-iconic-landmark-destination/ – , but grew up in his mother’s home town in Isan-speaking northeastern Thailand and considered himself from Isan. His father, Major Luang Ruangdetanan (birth name Thongdi Thanarat), was a career army officer best known for his translations into Thai of Cambodian literature. Sarit Thanarat was educated at a monastery school, and entered Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in 1919, not completing his military studies until 1928, after which he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He had partial Chinese ancestry.
