Poonsuk Phanomyong
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Thanpuying Poonsuk Banomyong is the wife of former Thai Prime Minister
Pridi Banomyong. In November 1952 Poonsuk was arrested on charges of subversion under the government of Plaek Pibulsonggram
and was held in custody until February, 1953, and subsequently joined her husband in exile in China
thereafter.
Poonsuk returned to Thailand
from Paris
in 1986, and died on May 12, 2007.
extraction.
Together with Pridi she had six children: Lalida, Parl, Suda, Sukprida, Dusadee and Wani.
Prime Minister of Thailand
The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of Thailand. The Prime Minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed since the Revolution of 1932, when the country became a constitutional monarchy....
Pridi Banomyong. In November 1952 Poonsuk was arrested on charges of subversion under the government of Plaek Pibulsonggram
Plaek Pibulsonggram
Field Marshal Plaek Pibunsongkhram , often known as Phibun Songkhram or simply Phibun in English, was Prime Minister and virtual military dictator of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957.- Early years :...
and was held in custody until February, 1953, and subsequently joined her husband in exile in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
thereafter.
Poonsuk returned to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1986, and died on May 12, 2007.
Family
Poonsuk's great-grandmother, Boonma, was the sister of Pin, who happened to be the great-grandmother of her husband Pridi. It was known that the sisters had two other sisters among them. Their parents, Kroen and Kaew, were of indigenous ThaiThai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
extraction.
Together with Pridi she had six children: Lalida, Parl, Suda, Sukprida, Dusadee and Wani.