Boworadej Kridakorn | |
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Prince of Siam | |
Minister of Defence | |
In office | 1 April 1928 – 19 June 1931 |
Predecessor | Paribatra Sukhumbandhu |
Successor | Vudhijaya Chalermlabha |
Monarch | Prajadhipok |
Born | Mom Chao Boworadej Kridakorn 2 April 1877 Bangkok, Siam |
Died | 16 November 1953 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 76)
House | Kritakara (Chakri dynasty) |
Father | Nares Varariddhi |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Siam |
Service | Royal Siamese Army |
Years of service | 1900–1948 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Royal Siamese Army (Chief of Staff, 1926) |
Prince Boworadej (Thai: พระวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าบวรเดช; RTGS: Phra Chao Borommawong Thoe Pra Ong Chao Boworadet; 2 April 1877 – 16 November 1953) was a Thai attempted-coup leader, government official, General, and royalty. After defeat in the 1933 rebellion, he sought asylum in Cambodia where he lived until 1948 when he returned to Thailand and died in 1953.