Pridi Banomyong

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Thai prime minister (1900-1983)

PoliticiansLived 1900 to 1983 · aged 82

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Fame56.0

MomentumNot measured

Languages32

Peak2000s

In century#15,232

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

Pridi Banomyong in 1915

Pridi in London, 1947

Statue of Pridi at Thammasat University in Tha Phra Chan campus.

Awards 12

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class

Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa

Order of the German Eagle

Order of the Nine Gems

Order of Chula Chom Klao

Order of the White Elephant

Order of the Crown of Thailand

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Medal of Freedom

Connected to Pridi 6

Amha SelassieAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa

Ananda MahidolAlso won Order of the Nine Gems

William WestmorelandAlso won Order of the White Elephant

Friedrich-Werner Graf von der SchulenburgAlso won Order of the German Eagle

John Foster DullesAlso won Medal of Freedom

Aishwarya of NepalAlso won Order of Chula Chom Klao

About this person

Pridi Banomyong, also known by his noble title Luang Praditmanutham, was a Thai lawyer, professor, activist, politician, democratic socialist, and senior statesman. He served in multiple ministerial posts, as regent, and as prime minister in Thailand. He led the civilian wing of Khana Ratsadon, and helped found the University of Moral and Political Sciences and the Bank of Thailand.