Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena

Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena ( Thai: พระยา พหล พล พยุหเสนา pronunciation: [ p ʰ ráʔja ː p ʰ Ahon p ʰ onp ʰ ájúhàsĕ ː na ː ]; short Phraya Phahon, born March 29, 1887 in Bangkok as Phot Phahonyothin, † February 14, 1947 ) was a Thai army officer and politician. In 1932 he was at the head of the " People's Party ", which reached the country's transition from absolutism to constitutional monarchy means of a coup d'état. After another coup, he was from 1933 to 1938 Prime Minister of Thailand. From 1932 to 1938 and again from 1944 to 1946 he was commander in chief of the army. Last bore the rank of general.

Life

Phraya Phahon was born in Bangkok as Phot Phahonyothin, son of General Phraya Phahon Phonpayuhasena (Thin Phahonyothin ) and Jub Phahonyothin. He later married Boonlong Phahon Phonpayuhasena.

Education and Career

He began his training at the school of Wat Chakkrawat - Ratchawat ( briefly Wat Sampluem ) and at Sukuman College. He continued his studies continued at the Cadet Academy of the Thai army and could get 16 years, a government scholarship to continue his studies in Germany at the Prussian Hauptkadettenanstalt in large light field at Berlin, where he was a classmate of Hermann Goering. After graduating, he joined the 4th Artillery Infantry Regiment of the Prussian army. In 1912 he continued his education in Denmark is continuing, but was recalled in 1913 because the money ran out.

Phot Phahonyothin continued his military career in the 4th Field Artillery Regiment continued in the province of Ratchaburi, and came into the headquarters of the artillery in Bang Sue, Bangkok three years later. In 1917 he became commander of the 9th Field Artillery Regiment of Chachoengsao. Here he received the honorary title of feudal and later Luang Phra Sarayutsonsit because of its exceptionally good and self-sacrificing service in the army. During the 1920s, he was delegated for one year to the Imperial Japanese Army. On April 1, 1928, he was appointed colonel. On 20 May of the same year he joined the Royal Guard, on 6 November 1931 he received the title as his father Phraya Phahon Phonpayuhasena. He then became vice commander of the artillery.

In 1932, he presented with three other high-ranking officers (collectively, the "Four Musketeers" is known ) to the top of which was founded by young officers and intellectuals, constitutionalist " People's Party " ( khana Ratsadon ). On June 24, he formed after a bloodless coup ( "Siamese Revolution") the " Public Committee " (a kind of Cabinet) to abolish the absolute monarchy and replace it with a constitutional monarchy. After the coup, he was carried to 1938 commander in chief of the army.

Term of office as Prime Minister and "Elder Statesman "

Phraya Phahon was named after another coup as Prime Minister of Thailand on 21 June 1933 and held office until 11 September 1938. During this time, he had to deal with many problems. So rebelled in 1934 a part of the army under Prince Boworadet. During his reign, but also compulsory education were introduced and quadrupled spending on education. In 1937 there was a scandal when it became known that a large part of the assets of the crown had been sold below market prices to high officials. After elections in 1938, the Cabinet was finally forced to resign. His successor Parliament elected Colonel Phibunsongkhram. Phraya Phahon was awarded the honorary title of " elder statesman ".

Towards the end of World War II, after the deposition of the pro- Japanese military ruler Phibunsongkhram, he was again commander in chief of the army and was promoted to General.

Phraya Phahon Phonpayuhasena died on February 14, 1947 at age 60 from a stroke.

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Thailand's "Highway No. 1", which up to the limit leads from Victory Monument in Bangkok's Ratchathewi to Myanmar in the province of Chiang Rai, Phraya Phahon is named in honor Phahonyothin Highway.