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Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland.
Jun 5, 2024 · Ananda Mahidol (born Sept. 20, 1925, Heidelberg, Ger.—died June 9, 1946, Bangkok) was the eighth king of the Chakkri dynasty of Siam, whose mysterious death was one of the most traumatic events in the history of modern Thailand. Ananda was only 10 years old and a schoolboy in Switzerland when he succeeded his uncle, King Prajadhipok, in 1935.
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Jan 11, 2022 · An exiled Thai academic explores the mysterious death of the elder brother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1946 and the role of a Swiss girl in his life. The book challenges the official narrative and the taboo of discussing the royal secret.
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Feb 19, 2018 · Learn about the life and death of Ananda Mahidol, the young king of Thailand who died in 1946 under mysterious circumstances. See photos of him and his brother Bhumibol Adulyadej, who became the next king.
Ananda Mahidol was the eighth king of Siam, who ruled for only 20 days before he was shot in his bedroom in 1946. The circumstances of his killing remain unclear and controversial, as his brother Bhumibol ascended to the throne and became the longest-reigning monarch in the world.
Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand. Springer Singapore. ISBN 978-981-16-5288-2. Other websites. Bowring, Philip (10 February 2005). "The Revolutionary King". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Newspaper clippings about Ananda Mahidol in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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Apr 5, 2024 · Item 1 of 3 Kungwal Buddhivanid, 62, arrives before the hearing of his petition to revive the case of the death of King Ananda Mahidol or Rama VIII, at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand ...
