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– 9 1946, and the third time was between June 10 – August 20
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1946.
An important incident during this time was death of His
Majesty Ananda Mahidol on June 9 1946, where, after he proposed
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to the congress to invite Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej to ascend the
throne, Mr. Pridi resigned from his post as the prime minister.

Coup d’etat on November 8 1947
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Ripple ef ect from the death of His Majesty Ananda
Mahidol had lead to another coup, which was organized by “The
Coup Group”. As a result, the Constitution, dated May 9 1946, was
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completely revoked. This coup served as another important political
event, as it concluded the roles and works of Khana Ratsadon for the
last 15 years.
The thing that is named as ‘the Vicious Cycle’ hence
haunted Thai politics from here on. And it must be emphasized that,
as a result of the coup on November 8 1947, any and all political
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and governmental regimes that had been established afterward were
neither related to nor the result of the Great Revolution, between
1932 and 1933, by Khana Ratsadon at all.

Mr. Pridi and Retaliation to
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the November 8 1947 Coup d’etat
Studying of facts from this Coup d’etat clearly revealed
the intention for Mr. Pridi’s life, therefore, the target of this Coup
d’etat clearly had to f ee to other country. But on February 26 1949,
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Mr. Pridi returned to Thailand and led ‘the Democratic Movement’
into a f ght, in order to restore the regime under Constitution,
dated May 9 1946, back one more time. However, they were
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defeated. Therefore, the Democratic Movement of February 26
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was not a rebellion against the country, religion, and the King, and
democratic Constitution. It is therefore inappropriate for those who

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