Phayom Chulanont (Thai: พ.ท.พโยม จุลานนท์; 12 March 1909 – 7 September 1980) was a Thai military officer, politician, and leader of the Communist Party of Thailand. He was the father of former Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.
The son of Phraya Wiset Singhanat of Phetburi, and son-in-law of Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram, Phayom became an ally of Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram in his coup against the government of Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi and Pridi Bhanomyong in 1947. He later disagreed with the leaders of the junta and started a failed coup of his own, the so-called Army Staff School coup. When the coup failed, he fled to China via Mae Sai and Burma. At the time, his son, Surayud, was only six-years-old.[1]
Phayom returned to Thailand in 1957 to run in the general elections in March, becoming MP of Phetburi. Later that year, Sarit Dhanarajata seized power from the government of Plaek Pibulsonggram. Phayom subsequently left his family and went underground, adopting the nom de guerre Comrade Too Khamtan (สหายตู้คำตัน). He later became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Thailand and the Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army of Thailand. His son, Surayud, later joined the Royal Thai Army and led operations against his father.[2]
After decades of hiding and guerilla warfare, Phayom's health failed him. He was sent to recuperate in Beijing in 1978, and later died in China on 7 September 1980.[3]
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^"พ.ท. โพยม จุลานนท์ นายพันใจเพชร". www.reurnthai.com (in Thai). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^"เรื่องเล่าจากดงหลวง 14 ท่านนายกฯกับดงหลวง". www.gotoknow.org (in Thai). GotoKnow. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^"พ.ท.พโยม จุลานนท์ "สหายคำตัน" ตำนานผู้กล้าเลือดเมืองเพชร" (in Thai).
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Nation Weekender, 'สหายคำตัน' คนดีในหัวใจ พล.อ.สุรยุทธ์ ('Comrade Khamtan', A Good Man in the Heart of General Surayud), 9 December 2005 (in Thai)
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phayom, chulanont, thai, พโยม, ลานนท, march, 1909, september, 1980, thai, military, officer, politician, leader, communist, party, thailand, father, former, prime, minister, surayud, chulanont, 1948native, nameพโยม, ลานนท, nickname, khamtan, guerre, born, 1909. Phayom Chulanont Thai ph th phoym culannth 12 March 1909 7 September 1980 was a Thai military officer politician and leader of the Communist Party of Thailand He was the father of former Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont Phayom ChulanontPhayom Chulanont in 1948Native namephoym culannthNickname s Too Khamtan nom de guerre Born 1909 03 12 12 March 1909Died7 September 1980 1980 09 07 aged 71 Beijing ChinaAllegiance Kingdom of Thailand until 1957 Communist Party of ThailandService wbr branch Royal Thai Army until 1957 People s Liberation Army of ThailandRankLieutenant ColonelBattles warsFranco Thai WarCommunist insurgency in ThailandChildrenSurayud Chulanont Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Citations 2 2 SourcesBiography editThe son of Phraya Wiset Singhanat of Phetburi and son in law of Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram Phayom became an ally of Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram in his coup against the government of Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi and Pridi Bhanomyong in 1947 He later disagreed with the leaders of the junta and started a failed coup of his own the so called Army Staff School coup When the coup failed he fled to China via Mae Sai and Burma At the time his son Surayud was only six years old 1 Phayom returned to Thailand in 1957 to run in the general elections in March becoming MP of Phetburi Later that year Sarit Dhanarajata seized power from the government of Plaek Pibulsonggram Phayom subsequently left his family and went underground adopting the nom de guerre Comrade Too Khamtan shaytukhatn He later became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Thailand and the Chief of Staff of the People s Liberation Army of Thailand His son Surayud later joined the Royal Thai Army and led operations against his father 2 After decades of hiding and guerilla warfare Phayom s health failed him He was sent to recuperate in Beijing in 1978 and later died in China on 7 September 1980 3 References editCitations edit ph th ophym culannth nayphnicephchr www reurnthai com in Thai Retrieved 17 July 2021 eruxngelacakdnghlwng 14 thannaykkbdnghlwng www gotoknow org in Thai GotoKnow Retrieved 17 July 2021 ph th phoym culannth shaykhatn tananphuklaeluxdemuxngephchr in Thai Sources edit Nation Weekender shaykhatn khndiinhwic phl x suryuthth Comrade Khamtan A Good Man in the Heart of General Surayud 9 December 2005 in Thai nbsp nbsp This Thai biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phayom Chulanont amp oldid 1130453672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
