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Wan Waithayakon

Thai prince (1891-1976) · Thailand · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Prince Varna Vaidayakara, known in the West as Wan Waithayakon (1891-1976), was a Thai royal prince and diplomat. He was President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1956-1957) while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was a grandson of King Mongkut.

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Greater East Asia Conference, November 1943; the participants were (left to right): Prime Minister of Burma Ba Maw, Prime Minister of Manchukuo Zhang Jinghui, President of China (Nanjing) Wang Jingwei, Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo, Wan Waithayakon, President of the Philippines José P. Laurel, and head of Free India Subhas Chandra Bose

Greater East Asia Conference, November 1943; the participants were (left to right): Prime Minister of Burma Ba Maw, Prime Minister of Manchukuo Zhang Jinghui, President of China (Nanjing) Wang Jingwei, Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo, Wan Waithayakon, President of the Philippines José P. Laurel, and head of Free India Subhas Chandra Bose

Awards

Order of the Royal House of Chakri

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Thailand

Category

Writers

Type

Writer / Author

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1891 to 1976 · aged 85

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