22 Facts About Boworadet rebellion

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The Boworadet rebellion revolt was eventually defeated by the Siamese Government.

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The Boworadet rebellion accused Pridi of communism and proclaimed that its armed struggle against the government was intended to establish real democracy in Siam.

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Special Court's "Decision on the Insurrection" noted that Prince Boworadet rebellion had once consulted General Phahon and Phaya Srisith about the plan to change the government.

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Boworadet rebellion then expected Phahon to invite him to be prime minister.

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Prince Boworadet rebellion plotted with Colonel Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram, the commander of the military in Bangkok, to stage a coup d'etat to unseat the Phahon government and replace it with a more traditional one.

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6.

Boworadet rebellion harbored strong animosity against the promoters of the revolution, and he subsequently became a counter-revolutionary leader whose task was to incite the troops in the northern provinces.

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Boworadet rebellion soon took complete control of Korat and got positive responses from other provinces.

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Boworadet rebellion probably hoped that at least some Bangkok army units would join him and the king would show his preference by remaining strictly neutral and non-committal.

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Boworadet rebellion tried to persuade other forces to join him, including the Royal Thai Navy, which instead declared itself neutral.

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10.

Boworadet rebellion sought asylum in Cambodia, where he lived until 1948.

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Boworadet rebellion then returned home to Thailand, dying in 1953 at the age of 76.

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12.

Boworadet's motives remain obscure even though the rebellion was generally regarded as royalist and reactionary.

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13.

Boworadet rebellion was regarded as having strained relations with several of the highest members of the royal family including Princes Boriphat and Purachatra.

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14.

Boworadet rebellion's intention was to remain a free agent and to strengthen his hand as an impartial party to whom both sides could look for a solution.

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Boworadet rebellion made it clear that for any action against the government to be "effective", he would have to "retire to some safe place and await events".

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Boworadet rebellion defended the validity of the sources writing that royalist witnesses are more likely to tell the truth as the political atmosphere now in Thailand favors highlights of the former king's role in bringing down the revolutionaries.

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17.

Boworadet rebellion objected to the government's treatment of the Boworadet rebels.

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18.

Boworadet rebellion was suspected by the government to be conniving with rebels; he was criticized by many royalists for not coming to the assistance of the rebels who were fighting his political battle for him; and he was "openly" criticized for alleged weakness in "running away" to Songkhla.

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The Boworadet rebellion led to the estrangement of aristocratic factions and families, who had served the kingdom for centuries.

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Boworadet rebellion built up his political constituency in the armed forces.

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21.

Boworadet rebellion remains the longest serving prime minister in Thai history.

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Boworadet rebellion said the monument was in an area governed by the state railway, which was building an elevated railway nearby.

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