Plaek Khittasangkha, also know by his nobility title of Lung Phibunsongkhram locally known as "Chormpon Por" (Marshal P.) and Phibun in the West. Is a Siamese soldier and marshal. he does not hide his admiration for the Legionnaire regime in Romania, as well as his National-Populist allegiances
History
Early life
Plaek Khittasangkha was born to Keed Khittasangkha and his wife. Who come from family of farmers of Chinese and Siamese descent. He studied first at Wat Khema Phirataram temple school, than entered the Royal Siamese Army Cadet School in 1909. His father had made a request directly to Phraya Surasena (The Honourable Chit Kamphu), the school's superintendent, to have him placed in the same class year with his older brother. He joined the artillery corps in 1914 and was awarded the nobility’s title of Luang Phibunsongkhram by King Prajadhipok in 1928.
Siamese-Burma war
WIP
Role in Siamese politics
His fascination with the Iron Guard Romania inspired him for his political theories. He considers the monarchy to be a decadent ("a outdated relic of a bygone era"), instead wanting a total reform of the country and the state.
Wishing to reform the state in a more authoritarian sense, he wants to promote nationalism and militarism in order to unite the Siamese nation, which he also wishes to rename "Thailand", the name of the majority etnhique from the country. A cult of personalization is to be considered as well as a centralization of the police and intelligence.
Due to his nationalism, he wants an economy controlled by the state allowing a self sufficient economy. It does not exclude the name plus an expansionist policy towards allowing the State to find its lost territories by the European powers, in particular German.
Phibunsongkhram inspecting troops during Siamese-Burma war.