What the records say
- When
- 1 Apr 1933
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 13.75° N, 100.52° E
- Description
- first Thai coup d'état
April 1933 Siamese coup d'état
First Thai coup d'état
The April 1933 Siamese coup d'état was an enforced change of government on 1 April 1933 by conservative and monarchist elites, led by Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, after the Draft National Economic Plan proposed by Pridi Banomyong, Khana Ratsadon's progressive leader, was deemed a communist threat by King Prajadhipok and Mano.
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