Sri Sitthi Songkhram

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Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram (original name: Din Tharab; Thai: พระยาศรีสิทธิสงคราม หรือ ดิ่น ท่าราบ; 1891 - October 23, 1933) Siamese military officer, was Chief of Staff of the First Army during the absolute monarchy period, Chief of Operations of the Army briefly during the constitutional monarchy, and deputy of royalist troops during the failed Boworadej Rebellion of 1933.

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As a youth, he had studied at a military academy in Germany and was a classmate of Plaek Pibulsonggram. On October 11, 1933, he joined Prince Boworadej on a rebellion to restore the absolute power to King Rama VII. Initially, the Rebellion successfully positioned itself at Don Muang and Bang Khen, on the outskirts of Bangkok. After a week long fight, the Rebellion was driven out of Bangkok. From then on, the government troops gained momentum and kept advancing to the Rebellion headquarters at Nakhon Ratchasima. On October 23, the same day King Rama V died, the government troops charged Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram's defensive position near Nakhon Ratchasima. The battle was very fierce, even came down to bayonet fights. In the end, he was shot by Praphas Charusathien, who would become one of the "Three Tyrants" 40 years later. The next day, Prince Boworadej fled to Saigon and the Rebellion was over.

His daughter, Amphot Tharab, was mother of Surayud Chulanont, Commander of the Army and Premier of Thailand following the successful army coup of 2006.

[edit] References

Eiji Murashima, Democracy and the Development of Political Parties in Thailand 1932-1945, chapter 1 of Eiji Murashima, Nakharin Mektrairat, Somkiat Wanthana, "The Making of Modern Thai Political Parties", Joint Research Programme Series No.86, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, 1991
(Thai) Thai Rath, เส้นทางจุลานนท์ ปฏิวัติ-กบฏ-นายก (Path of Chulanont Revolution-Rebellion-Premier), 5 October 2006
(Thai) เหตุเกิดในแผ่นดิน เล่ม 6 (Occurrences in the Land, volume 6)