What the records say
- When
- 29 Jan 1939
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 13.75° N, 100.52° E
Songsuradet rebellion
The Songsuradet rebellion also known as the Rebellion of 18 corpses was the claimed pretext for a political purge on 29 January 1939 by the government of Thai Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Phibun) against his political enemies and rivals, which named Phraya Songsuradet as the alleged leader of a plot against Phibun.
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