Pridi Banomyong

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Biography

Born in 1900, he was born into a peasant family in the Ayutthaya but received a good education Graduated from the Thai Bar Association and passed the examination to become a barrister since the age of 19, being a scholarship student to study law in France until he graduated at the University of Paris in 1947.He was one of the founding members of the Khana Ratsadon in France that same year. Then returned to the country to pursue a career as a judge. Assistant Secretary of the Law Drafting Department and a professor of administrative law at a law school After the Siamese Revolution in 1932, he played a key role in drafting the country's first two constitutions. and economic planning after a short trip outside the country.

His views contrast with Plaek Pibulsongkhram. He was the leader of the Free Thai Movement in the country during World War II. He tried to undermine the legitimacy of declaring war on the Allies during the Field Marshal Por government but was unsuccessful.