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| King Rama VIII | |||||
 Formal portrait, 1946 | |||||
| King of Thailand | |||||
| Reign | 2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946 | ||||
| Coronation | 13 August 1946 (posthumous)[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Prajadhipok (Rama VII) | ||||
| Successor | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) | ||||
| Born | 20 September 1925 Heidelberg, Germany | ||||
| Died | 9 June 1946 (aged 20) Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
| Burial | 29 March 1950 Royal Crematorium, Sanam Luang, Bangkok | ||||
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| House | Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)[a] | ||||
| Father | Mahidol Adulyadej | ||||
| Mother | Sangwan Talapat | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
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Ananda Mahidol[b] (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945, but six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot dead in his bed. Although at first thought to have been an accident, his death was ruled a murder by medical examiners, and three royal aides were later executed following very irregular trials. The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of much controversy.
- ^ Handley, Paul M. (1 January 2006). The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej. Yale University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-300-13059-1.
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