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After King Rama VII went to announce Assembly of The House of Representatives as the coup d'état perpetrators demanded. Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena became the second Prime Minister. He appoint a new cabinet, which included Luang Phibunsongkhram. While those who were against the Yellow Cover Dossier, including Prayoon, were excluded from every department. Phraya Phahon announced that he would be Prime Minister only during a transitional period of 15 days. but His Majesty King Rama VII withheld h

is resignation. because he saw that Phraya Phahon was a person who had the trust of the people, and could effectively coordinate with all parties. Phraya Sri Sittisongkhram, who was just promoted, to the director of Directorate of Operations, was discharged, and returned to The Ministry of education as previously. This made Phraya Sri Sittisongkhram very angry with Luang Phibunsongkhram. But he needed to remain calm for now. Until the government of Phraya Phahon formed a select committee to inve

stigate whether Luang Praditmanutham (Pridi) is a communist or not, which was unanimously resolved to be exonerated from the accusations. Therefore, Luang Praditmanutham was able to return to the country. Phraya Phahon presented the name to the king, suggest to allow Luang Pradit to return to bureaucratic service again. As a result, there was widespread opposition from many people, because they believed that Phraya Phahon would bring back Luang Pradit's Economic Plans. Therefore, Phraya Phahon h

ad to announce an urgent statement that, Luang Praditmanutham coming back to Siam, does not mean that his economic plan will be put into effect. The government still supports the rights of the individuals and also promises that, Luang Praditmanutham’s Economic Plan will not be put into action. The problem seems to be resolved. but then there was another cause of conflict. The incident in which Thawat filed a lawsuit against The King, has reached into the House of Representatives. Some members di

scussed with harsh phrases when referring to His Majesty. This caused great frustration with the government. So, Phraya Sri Sitthisongkhram decided it was time for him to do something. So he was supported to be the commander in chief by gathering a group of military officers, who did not want the communist regime to join in the cause. Luang Phibunsongkhram knew that several people were frustrated and wanted to oppose the government. So he had to do something as a deterrence. Recently, it appears

from the investigation that you have had a meeting and have always thought about what’s going to cause unrest throughout the country and make the governmen concerns. This would cause the administration not progressing as it should. As I have responsibility to maintain peace and order. Therefore, I would like to remind you to exercise peace of mind. If you still resist, the promoters will respond violently. This is not a threat. However, it is a warning with good intentions. I intend to be a pea

ceful citizen. But they forced me into this. What are your plans? Later, Luang Phibunsongkhram’s orders were given to the artillery battalion. In other provinces and air divisions were ordered to send artillery shells and bombs from all of the arsenal back to the Department of Ordnance, with the claiming of checking and changing gunpowder. Which left the artillery battalions with only blank ammunition. All of the air squadrons had no actual bombs, there were only cement-made bombs for training.

We will launch an unexpected military attack to capture key government officials in The Capital City. This plan is too risky. We cannot let The government have time to prepare itself. Sir. Luang Phibunsongkhram is dangerous. He must be dealt with as soon as possible. I have a better idea. We gather as many troops as possible from many cities, then we deploy a greater number of troops to surround The Capital. to pressure the government to resign. So how can we gather troops from every city? Milit

ary officers in each city, they are all my students. Let's siege the deer. After that, in the meeting, they decided to deploy “Siege The Deer Strategy”. Prince Boworadet was chosen to be the leader of "The Nation Savior Group". No one thought that this decision would be the first step of defeat. Because of changing commander and the modification in the battle plan, this made some soldiers to hesitate and withdraw. Some of them even joined the government. Khana Ratsadon government intends to put

communist system into action and will overthrow the monarchy to change into The Republic, which will surely lead to the disaster of the nation. Therefore, I request Your Majesty's permission to deploy troops to seize the power back and re-establish a government. I do not agree at all. Especially the royals, we should not be involved with this. Who will believe that it’s for the greater good of the nation? But, Your Majesty! When they desired power and I had grant it to them it should be given in

a pure manner. Do not interrupt or get involved. If you want to negotiate for modifications, I'm happy to be the mediator. But I disagree if you fight with each other. Don't do it. Even though, King Rama VII dissented, but The Nation Savior Group was still proceeding. Soldiers, there’s catastrophe in The Capital. The government brought Luang Pradit back to the cabinet. in order to implement communism. and overthrow the monarchy. The Nation Savior Group needed to mobilize. Now the Nation Savior

Group has seized Don Mueang. All pilots, standby for my command. They accused us of being communists and going to overthrow the monarchy. I would like to emphasize that this government is loyal to His Majesty The King and we will defeat this rebellion. I have called for this emergency meeting to inform the government's decision that we will fight. and I am confident that we will win. With the current situation, I hereby declare martial law. And Luang Phibunsongkhram will be the commander to supp

ress the rebellion! Even though, The Nation Savior Group is trying to create unrest, but Your Majesty will have my word that the government will make the country return to peace. Prince Boworadet, Phraya Si Sitthisongkhram, and Phraya Thepsongkhram are rebellion against the King's government attempting to overthrow democracy and the constitution. to re-establish absolute monarchy just like the past, which the government will suppress all of them. Fire! Luang Phibunsongkhram was the commanding of

ficer, as an artillery officer who graduated from France. The shelling starts from 5:00 p.m. until the nightfall. The rounds all fell into the paddy land. The artillery unit of The Nation Savior Group did not fire back, because they brought only blank ammunition. Sir, there is an order from the government to use the Royal Sukhothai battleship to shoot the rebel stronghold at Don Mueang. Are they insane? The battleship's cannons are linear guns. Shooting from a distance without a coordinate map,

it would be dangerous for buildings and civilians. So what should we do? Heading out to the Gulf of Siam, we will bring the battleship to protection to His Majesty the King. I would like to mourn for the people who have unnecessarily died. If I wanted to fight, I would have fought long time ago. But I really don't want Thai people to fight against each other for me. Everyone insists their loyalty to me, but nobody obeys my words. So there is only one way for me to remain neutral. Therefore, from

now on, no matter which side comes to Hua Hin, the Royal Guards will disarm everyone. The telegram from the King, His Majesty intends an immediate ceasefire. If any side does not stop, it will be considered rebellion against the king His Majesty wants everyone to negotiate, and he will be a mediator. How many supplies and ammunition do we have left? Both supplies and ammunition, we can provide to our soldiers for only 3 days. If so, we retreat to Pak Chong first, then figure out a way to fight

back. Why did His Majesty stop only us? No, I heard that His Majesty sent the message to the government as well. Luang Phibunsongkhram would send a train to invite Your Majesty back to the capital. I’m not going back yet. Each side is trying to pull me into their side, but no one listens to me. So I'm heading to Songkhla. That way, no one can ever claim my name again. Eventually, the Nation Savior Group decided to retreat to The North-Eastern Region. But the government’s troops continued to atta

ck and push forward. Sir! The government’s armored vehicles with anti-aircraft guns have reached Lak Si area. Soldier! release the locomotive and go with full speed to intercept their convoy train. Even though, it was hit by four enemy artillery rounds, But with the momentum of that full-speed locomotive, it crashed into the government’s convoy of artilleries and tanks. The convoy was derailed and falling back more than a hundred meters. The impact instantly killed 13 soldiers and injured many m

ore. When the battle ended, it was convenient for The Nation Savior Group’s units to retreat and leave Don Mueang with a tragedy past. Before retreating from Don Mueang Prince Boworadet sent a letter to His Majesty's secretary, saying: May those who receive this message, bring my words to His Majesty The King on my behalf that I mobilized an army without authorization, because I want to have a government that ethically runs the country, and prevent the use of force to seize power as in the past.

But when I realized that His Majesty wishes for this fight to end quickly. I would like to request the royal amnesty and give a farewell before going back to Pak Chong. With my highest regards. The next afternoon, the government’s soldiers seized Laksi Station, and the 4th Infantry Battalion seized Don Mueang. All military personnels who did not flee with Prince Boworadet are not counted as rebels. I will not file any lawsuit against them. But I ask the military pilots to cooperate with the gov

ernment, to suppress the rebellion continuously until they are defeated. Let's take fighter planes to track down the rebels if they fled to the north or northeast. When the train is spotted, just bomb them right away. But the pilots couldn't do it, So they pretended to drop every single bomb but miss the target. Meanwhile, Phraya Sri Sitthisongkhram gathered soldiers around 300 men to set up a barricade to block the government’s forces at Baan Hin Lab to destroy the route and delay the opponent.

The defensive plan of Phraya Sri Sitthisongkhram is just to buy time for the high ranking generals to escape. But he still remained committed to his duties to the best of his ability. All soldiers, hurry and destroy the railway. Don't let the government’s trains track down our brothers. Bring out the railway sleepers and use it to build a fortress to ambush. We will fight here until the end. The 23th of October, 1933 the troops of The Nation Savior Group retreated to Hin Lab Station, which is t

he last stronghold. The sound of gunfire at the Hin Lab Station was loud until the nightfall. Finally, the government’s forces who had more troops and weapons, were victorious. Phraya Sri Sitthisongkhram was shot with several bullets, he died in the Battle of Ban Hin Lab. But his body never returned to his family. The Boworadet Rebellion finally ended in 15 days. Many officers fled to Cambodia. 321 men were imprisoned, 9 men were killed in action. 17 troops of the government were killed in actio

n, The Rebels were believed that their casualties were at the same number. There were officers, non-commissioned soldiers, public servants and citizens, more than 500 people were arrested. Phraya Vichitchonlati was imprisoned for disobeying the government’s orders. Pilots who purposely did not bomb the train, they were also imprisoned. This incident made a famous stage-play “Likay” group write the overture lyrics. “Phahon is the cause. Boworadet is the starter.” "drove the royals into the forest

, then brought the dogs to sit in the city” and this Likay group was also thrown into prison. There were some records showing that the government won easily because of the use of psychological warfare by broadcasting on the radio, emphasizing the message that they are the government of His Majesty The King and The opponent is rebellion. The foreshadowing of the rebels' defeat appeared even before the battle began. Awesome! Luang Phibunsongkhram’s strategy was to cut off weaponry. The rebellion w

as doomed right before the start. You claimed that King Rama VII was neutral. I've read that Prince Boworadet has received a cheque for 200,000 baht from the Privy Purse, Isn't it? In this case, Khana Ratsadon accused that His Majesty was behind Prince Boworadet. But after an investigation, it was discovered that the person who signed the 200,000 baht cheque was not the King. But it was Prince Svastivatana Visishtha who was in charge of the Privy Purse. Paying to Lui kiriwat to use in a newspape

r business. Lui kiriwat and So Sethaputra were also arrested charged with spreading anti-government leaflets. If we expressed our opposition to the government and we are considered rebels. How can we call that democracy? The government has its authority to make accusation. But in the end, it’s all about the witnesses and the evidences. I don't see any wrongdoings from the government. In your time, the judgement is based on evidences. But in that time, The government formed a special court. There

was no lawyer and no appeal. Anyone could be charged, they imposed any punishment the government desires. A large number of innocent people were punished. Even Phraya Songsuradet also became a suspect. Hey! At that time, Phraya Songsuradet went abroad with Phra Prasad, didn’t he? Maybe sending orders from outside the country? Like phone-in. Ha Ha At that time, they didn't trust each other because of Pridi’s Yellow Cover Dossier. It caused Khana Ratsadon to split into 2 groups. Phraya Phahon, wh

o backed Pridi, was discontent with Phraya Songsuradet, Who turned to Phraya Manopakorn's side. Even Prayoon, who did not vote to approve the Yellow Cover Dossier He was sacked after the coup d'état. They are already fighting each other after only a year in power. It is the same in every era. And a special court that ruled the cases with biased manner, King Rama VII strongly opposed a special court. But Phraya Phahon’s government attempted to push His Majesty to sign. So, His Majesty had to make

a decision. My Queen. I intend to go abroad for eye treatment. Is it the right time? The government is about to use its parliamentary majority to establish a special court for those who rebelled. which is an unjust court. There is no appeal court and no supreme court. If I'm still here, who will be executed by the government? They will force me to sign. I don't want to be used as a scapegoat for ordering the execution of the people. If Your Majesty has made your decision, I also agree with you.

I'm not sure whether we'll return or not. Wherever you go, I’ll go with you. We go together. Therefore, King Rama VII went abroad to get his eyes treated. Regardless of the government's plead. Even after the rebellion was defeated, Phraya Phahon’s government remained concerned that the monarchy will be restored by a group of royalists. This causes the government to sanctify The Constitution, by creating The Constitution Goddess, Constitutional celebration and numerous other objects of Constitut

ional worship. To created a new god for the people to worship instead of the monarchy. But even when King Rama VII went abroad. The government still attempted to send legislations to His Majesty for the royal signature. I'm so tired of politics. I am the one who becomes a scapegoat and always takes criticism. without any power to restrain the action of the government and parliament. If they did anything that didn't please the people, I'm the one who is criticized. Why do I let them do it? Why di

d I not stop them? I will not sign a legislation that violates people's freedom and liberty. Send it back and inform the government that I will abdicate. Senior government officials and the promoters appeared before His Majesty and would like to know His Majesty's concerns about the government. Finally, His Majesty had a number of requests for the government. But Phraya Phahon’s government didn't respond in time to the King's demands. When Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena and his party Took control

of the government by force. They sent me a message. Inviting me to remain a constiutional monarch. I accepted the invitation so that the people would have the right to express their views on the administration of country. I was already in favor of such a system and was considering how such a change in the administration of Siam could be made without upheaval. And when the violence promoter said That thay want only to establish a constitution which. In fact, was also my intention. I thought that

for the sake of order and peace in the country it was proper for me to go along with their wishes. I tried to assist in maintaining good order So that this important change Could be made as smoothly as possible. From the two Constitutions It can be seen that the power to carry out various policies Rested solely with Khana Ratsadon an their supporters. Not with the elected representatives of the people. Also, some members of Khana Ratsadon favored making radical changes in the economic policy of

the country. This cause a split within Khana Ratsadon. Which resulted in political unrest. Subsequently Phraya Phahon and his group again seize power by force, and ever since then the hope the change could be effected smoothly, has dimmed. Because Khana Ratsadon did not establish real political freedom. and the people had no opportunity to express their opinions Before important policy decisions were made, the rebellion broke out, With Thai killing Thai. When I asked the the Constitution be revi

sed to make it truly democratic so that it mighr satisfy the public. The government and its suporters, who hold absolute power, would not agree. I asked that the people be given an opportunity to express their views before changes were adopted in important policies affecting the public welfare, but the government refused. The government promulgated a law for the suppression of persons accused of political crimes, which is contrary to universal principles of justice. in that they have no oppor

tunity to fight a lawsuit in court and the proceedings are by secret trial before a committee. That is a procedure that I never used, even when I had absolute powers. I asked them to abandon this procedure, but they refused. I feel that The government and its party employs method of administation. Incomcapatible with individual freedoms and the principle of justice. I am unable to agree to any person or any party. Carrying on such a government in my name. I am willing to surrender the powers. I

formerly exercised to the people as a whole, But I am not willing turn them over. To any individual or any group to use in an autocratic manner. without heeding the voice of the people. Now I see that my desire that the people have a real voice. In the affires of the country has not been fulfilled. I therefore desire to abdicate. And leave my position as a king as from this time. The King Rama VII thought he had failed to support the transition to democracy. And most importantly, His Majesty was

unable to protect the people. Therefore, His Majesty realized that he had to take responsibility. So he abdicated from the throne. and never returned to Thailand again. What the .. Berm! . I’m really into it. Sorry about that, I spent a lot of energy today. Spent what? You just sit and listen. The story was exciting and made my heart beat so fast. So it burned a lot of energy. I didn't expect that the era was very betrayal. I agree, these kinds of things don't appear in textbooks at all. Sigh,

I'm hungry, but I still want to listen. Ha ha, go and get something to eat. The book’s not going anywhere. You can still come here and read at any time. So, today we thank you uncle for recommending books. Next time, I will come here and have an argument with you again. I have no desire that anyone create a disturbance in the country on my behalf, if anyone uses my name in this connection, it should be understood that it is done without my approval or support. I deeply regret that I am no longe

r able to serve my people and my country in accordance with the hopes and intentions which I inherited from my forefathers. I can but pray that Siam will prosper And that the people will have happiness. I ask everyone for forgiveness. about my abandonment at this time, if you can forgive. But I feel the need to fight. For what I believe is correct and justice. I can not dishonor myself. And live in shame throughout my life. to still remain on the throne. Do you guys think... If Khana Ratsadon re

ally wants to overthrow the monarchy, can it be done? I think they can. I think they've had the opportunity to do it many times. Such as, when the King abdicated from the throne. Exactly! But in the end, they invited King Rama VIII back. I understand what the uncle said. Khana Ratsadon needs to use the monarchy to connect the people together. What if Khana Ratsadon really overthrew the monarchy, What would our country be like? It may be like when King Rama VII went abroad. Only Khana Ratsadon re

mains to rule the country. In the end, they fought for power and eliminated each other. For me, it can be any system. as long as there’s no enslaved labor. You're afraid of being forced of doing collective farming, aren't you? Do you guys know what the purpose of the monument is? It’s built to honor heroic intrepidity. Built to look cool and for selfies. The monuments were created to remember those who have died. You guys look at that. Oh, the Democracy Monument. That’s ominous. No wonder. It di

es over and over again, it gets torn apart with coup d'etat so many times. And what about the report? Tomorrow, let's continue doing it at Berm's house. So let's go to Shabu-Shabu. I'm very hungry. Following King Rama VII's abdication, Khana Ratsadon invited Prince Ananda Mahidol to become King Rama VIII. Prince Anuwat Chaturon, President of the Regent was pressured to confiscate assets from King Rama VII. Then he made his decision and committed suicide. Khana Ratsadon enacted laws to organize T

he Crown Property. Pridi sued King Rama VII to seize the palace and various properties. Khun Nirundonchai became a member of Inspection Committee on the Crown Property. There was corruption in selling lands of the Crown Property to Khana Ratsadon at cheap prices. Liang Chaiyakan brought it up for discussion in the House of Representatives. The government’s members of Parliament threw him into the pool with his chair. Khana Ratsadon successfully enacted to establish a special court to prosecute p

olitical opponents. Phraya Phahon stepped down as Prime Minister Luang Phibunsongkhram was chosen as the next Prime Minister. and began to consolidate authority in his own hands. The government authorized the arrest of 51 suspected rebels and executed 18 people. Luang Ranronnakaj, the royalist who was shot dead by police in his house. Phraya Ritthiakhaney was charged with treason. Luang Phibun forced him to flee and take refuge in Penang, Malaysia. Phra Phrasasphithayayut was sent as ambassador

to Germany by Pridi's suggestion to avoid political peril. Phraya Songsuradet fled into exile and live with poverty in Cambodia, with remorse until the end of his life. Political prisoners, royalties, and intellectuals were imprisoned in Tarutao island. Thailand went to World War II by joining the Axis. Thailand was ruled by a "fascist" regime for a period of time. There are many more truths waiting for you. When you know those stories, keep it as a lesson. Don't make the same mistakes like in t

he past. The future does not belong to one side. But it must be everyone's future together. The differences that can coexist, is the beauty of democracy. There should normally be a number of political groups with differing views. But when it comes to the nation.Each group must be unified in prioritizing the interests of the nation. We need to forget about all those different points of view. Regardless of how badly we have ever felt, we must ignore everything and bury it. We should only think abo

ut what's best for our own nation. We cannot be selfish. This will be referred as true sportsmanship. It is necessary to cultivate individuals with such compassion to be capable of democratic governance effectively. The royal guidance of His Majesty King Prajadhipok (King Rama VII). Given on the day of Vajiravudh College's annual ceremony. November 12, 1932