Sarit Thanarat

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Field marshal Sarit Thanarat
สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์
Sarit in 1962
11th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Deputy	See list Thanom Kittikachorn Prince Wan Waithayakon
Preceded by	Himself as de facto Prime Minister
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
De facto Prime Minister of Thailand
Head of the Revolutionary Council
In office 20 October 1958 – 9 February 1959
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Succeeded by	Himself as Prime Minister
In office 16 September 1957 – 21 September 1957
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by	Pote Sarasin
Minister of National Development
In office 23 May 1963 – 8 December 1963
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Pote Sarasin
Minister of Defence
In office 31 March 1957 – 12 September 1957
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Preceded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
In office 27 September 1957 – 8 December 1963
Preceded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
In office 23 June 1954 – 8 December 1963
Preceded by	Phin Choonhavan
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
In office 9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Preceded by	Sawai Saenyakorn
Succeeded by	Prasert Ruchirawongse
Personal details
Born	Siri[a] (1908-06-16)16 June 1908 Bangkok, Krung Thep, Siam (now Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand)
Died	8 December 1963(1963-12-08) (aged 55) Phramongkutklao Hospital, Phaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand (now Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand)
Spouse	4 (81 mistresses)
Children	7 (1 adopted)
Profession	Army officer politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Navy (honorary) Royal Thai Air Force (honorary) Royal Thai Police Volunteer Defense Corps Royal Thai Armed Forces
Years of service	1928–1963
Rank	Field Marshal[1] Admiral of the Fleet[2] Marshal of the Air Force Police General[3] VDC Gen.[4]
Commands	Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard Commanding General of the 1st Army Area Commanding General of the 1st Division, King's Guard Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
Battles/wars	Boworadet rebellion Japanese conquest of Burma Vietnam War
Sarit Thanarat's voice Thanarat's statement on National Radio about Preah Vihear dispute Recorded 4 July 1962

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (also spelt Dhanarajata; Thai: สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์, pronounced [sā.rìt tʰā.ná.rát]; 16 June 1908 – 8 December 1963) was a Thai military officer and politician who served as de facto prime minister of Thailand from 1958 to 1959 and 11th prime minister of Thailand from 1959 to 1963.

He staged the coup in 1957, replacing Plaek Phibunsongkhram as Thailand's prime minister until Sarit died in 1963. He was born in Bangkok, but grew up in his mother's home town in Isan-speaking northeastern Thailand and considered himself from Isan. His father, Major Luang Ruangdetanan (real name Thongdi Thanarat), was a career army officer best known for his translations into Thai of Cambodian literature.^[5][6][7] He had partial Chinese ancestry.^[5][6][7]

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