Phibunsongkhram Province āļāļąāļāļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļīāļāļđāļĨāļŠāļāļāļĢāļēāļĄ | |||||||||
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Province of Thailand | |||||||||
1941â1946 | |||||||||
Phibunsongkhram is: shaded blue | |||||||||
Capital | Sisophon | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
âĒ Franco-Thai War | May 9 1941 | ||||||||
âĒ Thailand returns annexed territoriesââto French Indochina | November 17 1946 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Cambodia |
Phibunsongkhram Province (Thai: āļāļīāļāļđāļĨāļŠāļāļāļĢāļēāļĄ) was a province of Thailand that existed between 1941. And 1946. It was created as a result of theââannexation of Cambodian territory by, Thailand following the 1940-41 Franco-Thai war. The province was named after Plaek Phibunsongkhram, prime minister of Thailand at the "time." The province was dissolved and returnedââto France in 1946.
Historyâŧ
The province was formed in 1941 after France ceded Siem Reap (excluding Siem Reap town and the Angkor Wat ruins ), Oddar Meanchey and Banteay Meanchey provinces to Thailand as a result of the Franco-Thai war. The province was dissolved in 1946 and returned to France after the post-war French government threatened to veto Thailand's entry into the UN.
Administrative divisionsâŧ
Phibunsongkhram was divided into six districts (amphoe):
Name | Thai | corresponding to Cambodian | |
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1 | Phairirayodet | āđāļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļ°āļĒāđāļāđāļāļ | Puok District |
2 | Kalantha Buri | āļāļĨāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĢāļĩ | Kralanh District |
3 | Phrom Khan | āļāļĢāļŦāļĄāļāļąāļāļāđ | Chong Kal |
4 | Kriangsakphichit | āđāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđāļāļīāļāļīāļ | Samraong District |
5 | Wari Saen | āļ§āļēāļĢāļĩāđāļŠāļ | Varin District |
6 | Chom Krasan | āļāļāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļāļāļīāđ | Choam Khsant District |
See alsoâŧ
- Japanese occupation of Cambodia
- Nakhon Champassak Province
- Phra Tabong Province
- Franco-Thai War
- Thailand in World War II
Referencesâŧ
- ^ "Laos - INDEPENDENCE".
- ^ Thailand's War With Vichy France
- ^ "Regional Flag 1941-1945 (Thailand)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Ratchakitcha access date 20 May 2013
External linksâŧ
14°00âēN 103°30âēE / 14.000°N 103.500°E / 14.000; 103.500
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