Sarit Thanarat

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Prime Minister of Thailand (1908-1963)

PoliticiansLived 1908 to 1963 · aged 55

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Fame55.6

Momentum4.3

Languages27

In century#21,541

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

Sarit Thanarat before 1963

Relief of Sarit Thanarat's life in Khon Kaen, depicts his coup d'état in 1957

Sarit Dhanarajata Monument in Khon Kaen

Awards 16

Order of Chula Chom Klao

Order of Rama

Order of the Nine Gems

Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand

Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol

Star of the Republic of Indonesia

Royal Order of Sahametrei

Order of Propitious Clouds

Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín

Cross of Military Merit

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎

Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class

Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Order of Sikatuna

Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz

Connected to Sarit 6

Valerii ZaluzhnyiAlso won Cross of Military Merit

Lương CườngAlso won Royal Order of Sahametrei

Carlos Ibáñez del CampoAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín

Ananda MahidolAlso won Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant

William WestmorelandAlso won Order of Sikatuna

Morris ChangAlso won Order of Propitious Clouds

About this person

Sarit Thanarat was a Thai politician and military commander. He served as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and as Minister of Defense during Plaek Phibunsongkhram's premiership. In 1957, he became chief of a military junta after leading a coup in which Phibun was overthrown. Sarit lasted the de facto prime minister only five days before was replaced by Pote Sarasin, but assumed power again as the head of the Revolutionary Council after 1958 coup and then as the eleventh Prime Minister of Thailand in February 1959 until his death in 1963.