Prime Minister of Thailand, 1944–45, 1946 and 1947–48
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Major
Khuang Aphaiwong
Luang Kowit-aphaiwong
ควง อภัยวงศ์
Khuang in 1959
4th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 10 November 1947 – 8 April 1948
Monarch
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by
Thawan Thamrongnawasawat
Succeeded by
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
In office 31 January 1946 – 24 March 1946
Monarch
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by
Seni Pramoj
Succeeded by
Pridi Banomyong
In office 1 August 1944 – 31 August 1945
Monarch
Ananda Mahidol
Preceded by
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by
Thawi Bunyaket
Leader of the Democrat Party
In office 1946 – 15 March 1968
Preceded by
position established
Succeeded by
Seni Pramoj
Personal details
Born
(1902-05-17)17 May 1902 Phra Tabong, Burapha, Siam (now Battambang, Cambodia)
Died
15 March 1968(1968-03-15) (aged 65) Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality
Thai
Political party
Democrat
Other political affiliations
Free Thai Movement
Spouse
Lekha Kunadilok
Signature
Khuang Aphaiwong (also spelled Kuang, Abhaiwong, or Abhaiwongse; Thai: ควง อภัยวงศ์, pronounced[kʰūaŋʔā.pʰāj.wōŋ]; 17 May 1902 – 15 March 1968), also known by his noble title Luang Kowit-aphaiwong (Thai: หลวงโกวิทอภัยวงศ์, pronounced[lǔaŋkōː.wít.ʔā.pʰāj.wōŋ]), was the founder of the Democrat Party and three times the prime minister of Thailand: from August 1944 to 1945, from January to May 1946, and from November 1947 to April 1948.
resignation, Phibun went to stay at the army headquarters in Lopburi. KhuangAphaiwong replaced Phibun as prime minister, ostensibly to continue relations...
for a short time from 31 August 1945, following the resignation of KhuangAphaiwong until his resignation, to his own resignation on 17 September 1945...
dissatisfaction grew and Phibun was forced to resign as prime minister in 1944. KhuangAphaiwong, a liberal lawyer and member of Seri Thai, was chosen to be prime minister...
The National Assembly reconvened and appointed the liberal lawyer KhuangAphaiwong prime minister. Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945, and Allied military...
House of Representatives. Her husband KhuangAphaiwong served three terms as prime minister during the 1940s. Aphaiwong was born Jane Lek Kunadilok in 1913...
of John P. Davies), Seni named Regent Pridi Phanomyong, politicians KhuangAphaiwong and Wilat Osathanon, and diplomats Phraya Sisena and Direk Jayanama...
was replaced by KhuangAphaiwong, the civilian son of a minor nobleman and linked politically with conservatives like Seni. Khuang's main task was to...
Plaek I — Plaek II 4 KhuangAphaiwong ควง อภัยวงศ์ (1902–1968) 1 August 1944 31 August 1945 1 year, 30 days — People's Party Khuang I 5 Thawi Bunyaket ทวี...
Gazette on 1 June 1942. The reform was cancelled by the government of KhuangAphaiwong on 2 August 1944. Following the November 1947 coup, Phibunsongkhram...
ปกมนตรี), was a member of the Aphaiwong branch of the Cambodian royal family, the brother-in-law of Prime Minister KhuangAphaiwong of Thailand, and the organizer...
of Agriculture of post-war Thailand under the third premiership of KhuangAphaiwong. During World War II, food and medical supplies from the mainland were...
orchestrated by Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram on 8 November 1947. KhuangAphaiwong then assumed the post of prime minister. After King Rama VII abdicated...
leader of the resistance forces or the Free Thai Movement in 1942. KhuangAphaiwong, Prime Minister of Thailand, 1944–45. Axis powers of World War II Allied...
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