Editing Plaek Phibunsongkhram (section)

=== 1932 revolution ===
{{main|1932 Siamese coup d'état}}
In 1932, Phibun was one of the leaders of the [[Royal Siamese Army]] branch of the [[Khana Ratsadon|People's Party]] (''Khana Ratsadon''), a political organization that staged a ''coup d'état'' which overthrew Siam's [[absolute monarchy]] and replaced it with a [[constitutional monarchy]]. Phibun, at the time a [[lieutenant colonel]], quickly rose to prominence in the military as a "man-on-horseback".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.thefreedictionary.com/man+on+horseback| title= man on horseback| access-date = 30 June 2011| publisher  = The Free Dictionary
| quote= n. A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis}}</ref> The 1932 coup was followed by the [[nationalization]] of several companies and increased [[Economic interventionism|state control]] of the economy.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

The following year, Phibun and his military allies successfully crushed the [[Boworadet Rebellion]], a royalist revolt led by [[Prince Boworadet]]. The new king, [[Ananda Mahidol]], was still a child studying in [[Switzerland]], and the [[Parliament of Thailand|Parliament]] appointed [[Military ranks of the Thai armed forces|Colonel]] Prince Anuwatjaturong, [[Military ranks of the Thai armed forces|Lieutenant Commander]] Prince [[Aditya Dibabha]], and [[Chao Phraya Yommaraj (Pun Sukhum)]] as his [[regent]]s.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}