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the Great Revolution. It was also a document that declared the
foundation of the new regime, which substituted the ancient regime,
where the drafter represented and warranted to the public that this
was the principle of human rights.
Secondly, in terms of state’s administration, this
declaration described the six principles, which served as a guideline
for administration under the new regime. In this aspect, the
Declaration of Khana Ratsadon was comparable, in terms of status
and importance, to “Declaration of Human and Citizen Right 1789”
(La Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme et du citoyen)
which was declared after the French Revolution.

The First Constitution

Afterward, on June 27 1932, the f rst Constitution of
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Siam Government, B.E. 2475, which was also known as the f rst
constitution of Siam, was announced. This constitution was drafted
by Mr. Pridi as well, but after King Rama VII added the word
‘temporary’, it had to be later replaced by permanent constitution.

Works with the House of Representatives

On June 28 1932, Mr. Pridi was appointed as a member
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of the House of Representatives, where he was later appointed by
the House of Representatives as secretary (the f rst secretary of
the House), as well as member of the drafting committee of the
permanent constitution, which was announced as the country’s
constitution on December 10 1932.
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Works with the Management

Mr. Pridi was appointed by the House of Representatives
to be a member of “The Citizen Committee”, where Phraya
Manopakorn Nititada served as “the Chairman of the Citizen
Committee”. The committee was disbanded after announcement of

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