Former Thai PM Surayud Chulanont and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the former's State visit in May 2007
Former Thai PM Surayud Chulanont and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the former's State visit in May 2007
Grandchild of King Chulalongkorn, the only child of Prince Chakrabhongse Bhuvanth and his Russian wife Ekaterina Deshitskaya.
Pridi Bhanomyong dines with Betty McKenzie of the US State Dept while on route to discuss Thai and SE Asian affairs with President Truman.
Statesman, activist, scholar, long-time leader of democracy movement. Father of currently exiled Thai Professor, activist, and writer J. Giles Ungpakorn. Puey was an active member of the Free Thai Movement of WW2. Served as Governor of The Bank of Thailand. Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University for 12 years and then seved as rector for the university. Heavily involved in democracy movements of the early and mid-70s, where he found himself involved in the Oct. 1973 coup/uprising/massacre. Forced to flee and becamed exiled. Finished out his life where he taught at The University of London alongside his dear friend Pridi Bhanomyong.
Extended Royalty of Chiang Mai 1922
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