19 moments

1. Birth in Ayutthaya

   1900-05-11 · Tha Wasukri, Ayutthaya Province, Siam

   

   Pridi Banomyong was born in Ayutthaya, then part of Siam. Coordinates represent central Ayutthaya; the English article gives Tha Wasukri in Ayutthaya Province while its infobox gives Ayutthaya/Krung Kao.

2. Moved to Bangkok

   1910-01-01 · Bangkok, Siam

   

   At age ten, Pridi moved from his home region to Bangkok, where he continued his education. French-language Wikipedia is used for this otherwise absent movement detail.

3. Young barrister in Bangkok

   1919-01-01 · Bangkok, Siam

   

   After legal studies, Pridi qualified as a lawyer and was described as Bangkok's youngest barrister at age nineteen. The source identifies Bangkok's bar, rather than a particular courtroom or law-school building.

4. Legal studies at Caen

   1920-09-01 · University of Caen, Caen, France

   

   Pridi settled in Caen to begin his French legal education, later completing legal qualifications at the University of Caen. Coordinates identify the University of Caen area; the source says he settled in Caen and studied at the university.

5. Returned to Siam

   1927-01-01 · Siam

   

   Having completed his studies in France, Pridi returned to Siam and entered work connected with the Ministry of Justice. The source establishes return to Siam but does not specify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

6. Founded the People's Party in Paris

   1927-02-01 · Rue du Sommerard, Paris, France

   

   Pridi joined six other Siamese students at a Paris hotel meeting that founded Khana Ratsadon, the organization that later led the 1932 revolution. The precise hotel building is not identified; coordinates represent Rue du Sommerard.

7. Temporary exile in France

   1933-04-12 · France

   

   Political conflict over Pridi's economic program brought a short exile in France after he was accused of communism. The source gives France but not an initial city of exile; coordinates are a representative national point.

8. Paris during exile

   1933-07-06 · Paris, France

   

   A dated photograph places Pridi in Paris with his wife Poonsuk during his 1933 exile. Evidence is a photograph caption.

9. Returned to Bangkok from exile

   1933-09-01 · Bangkok, Siam

   

   Pridi returned to Bangkok by September 1933, resuming political activity before founding Thammasat University the following year. The year is established by the surrounding 1933 exile narrative; the source supports month-level return.

10. Inspection visit to Trang

    1936-06-19 · Trang, Thailand

    While serving in government, Pridi inspected southern Thailand and visited residents in Trang Province. Evidence is an English caption in a Pridi Banomyong Institute publication.

11. Built the Free Thai network

    1942-01-01 · Thailand

    

    As regent during the Japanese alliance, Pridi refused to sign the declaration of war and built the domestic Free Thai resistance network. The source places the network-building activity in Thailand but does not identify a specific headquarters; coordinates are a representative national point.

12. Accompanied King Rama IX to Switzerland

    1946-08-19 · Switzerland

    

    Following his premiership, Pridi accompanied King Rama IX on the king's journey to Switzerland. The evidence establishes accompaniment on travel to Switzerland but does not identify a particular Swiss arrival point.

13. In London during world tour

    1947-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    A contemporaneous image caption documents Pridi in London during the period of his postwar international travel. Evidence is an image caption; only year-level date precision is supported.

14. Escaped to Singapore after coup

    1947-11-20 · Singapore

    After the November 1947 coup, Pridi was taken from hiding in Thailand to Singapore by British and United States agents.

15. Exile in China

    1949-01-01 · China

    

    After the failure of his 1949 return to Thai politics, Pridi began a long exile in China that lasted until 1970. The source supports China as the country of exile but does not identify his initial city; coordinates are a representative national point.

16. Palace Rebellion in Bangkok

    1949-02-01 · Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pridi secretly returned to Thailand for the failed Palace Rebellion; government forces drove him from the Grand Palace grounds. The source dates the rebellion to February 1949; it does not provide a day for Pridi's removal from the palace grounds.

17. Visit with Mao Zedong

    1965-01-01 · Beijing, China

    During his Chinese exile, Pridi paid a visit to Mao Zedong in Beijing. Evidence is an English caption in a Pridi Banomyong Institute publication.

18. Moved to France

    1970-01-01 · France

    Pridi left China for France in 1970 and remained there for the rest of his life. The source identifies France but does not specify his initial place of residence there; coordinates are a representative national point.

19. Death at home in Antony

    1983-05-02 · Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France

    Pridi died at his home in Antony, a southern suburb of Paris, after thirteen years in France. Antony is in the southern suburbs of Paris.