Khrong Chandawong | |
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| ครอง จันดาวงศ์ | |
 Khrong Chandawong, photo taken prior to 1959 | |
| Member of the Thai House of Representatives | |
| In office 1957–1958 | |
| Constituency | Sakon Nakhon Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1908 Sakon Nakhon Province |
| Died | 31 May 1961 Sawang Daen Din district,Sakon Nakhon Province |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Nationality | Thai |
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Khrong Chandawong (28 January 1908 – 31 May 1961) was a Thai politician and democracy activist who was executed on the orders of dictator Sarit Thanarat.[1] His last words before his execution; “May dictatorship be wrecked. May democracy flourish.” (Thai: เผด็จการจงพินาศ ประชาธิปไตยจงเจริญ), have been repeatedly quoted in various protests and demonstrations for Thailand’s struggling democracy.[2]
- ^ Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk (2005). A History of Thailand. Cambridge University Press. p. 283. ISBN 0521816157. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "58 ปี วาทะ 'เผด็จการจงพินาศ ประชาธิปไตยจงเจริญ' ครูครอง กับคำที่ยังมีชีวิต" (in Thai). Prachathai. 2019-05-31.