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Phin Choonhavan (; ; 14 August 1891 – 26 January 1973) was a Thai military leader and
Commander of the
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
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. Phin was a leader of several coups against the government, most notably the 1947 coup. During the Second World War, he commanded the Phayap Army's 3rd Division before being made military governor of the Shan States
The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan people, Shan kingdoms called ''mueang, möng'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' (''sawbwa''). In British rule in Burma, British Burma, they were analogous to the princely states of Britis ...
, which Thailand had occupied during the Burma Campaign
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.
Phin was the son of a Chinese physician, Kai () who migrated to Siam from Chaoshan, as was the father of his wife, Lim Hong (), who was also an immigrant from Chenghai Shantou
Shantou, Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 20 ...
. His son, Chatichai Choonhavan
Chatichai Choonhavan (; , ; 5 April 1920 – 6 May 1998) was a Thai army officer, diplomat and politician. From 1986 to 1991, he was the chairman of the Thai Nation Party and served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from August 1988 until the 1 ...
, became Prime Minister
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of Thailand, while his daughter, Udomlak, married Phao Siyanon, director general of the Thai police. Another daughter, Charoen, married Pramarn Adireksarn
Pramarn Adireksarn (, , 31 December 1913 – 20 August 2010) was a Thai military officer and politician. He was a co-founder and chairman of the Thai Nation Party, deputy prime minister and minister in several cabinets.
Early life, military care ...
, who served as deputy prime minister in several governments.
Honours
National honours
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao * Knight Grand Cordon of theOrder of the White Elephant
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* Knight Grand Cordon of The Order of the Crown of Thailand
* Victory Medal - Franco-Thai War
The Franco-Thai War (October 1940 – 28 January 1941, ; ) was fought between Thailand and Vichy France over certain areas of French Indochina.
Negotiations shortly before World War II had shown that the French government was willing to alter th ...
* Victory Medal - World War II
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* Safeguarding the Constitution Medal
* Medal for Service Rendered in the Interior
* Chakra Mala Medal
* King Rama VIII Royal Cypher Medal, Second Class
* King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal, First Class
* King Rama VI Coronation Medal
* King Rama VII Coronation Medal
* King Rama IX Coronation Medal
* 150 Years Commemoration of Bangkok Medal
* 25th Buddhist Century Celebration Medal
Foreign honours
* : ** Grand Cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol * : ** Commander of the Legion of Merit
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* :
** Grand Commander of the Order of Thiri Thudhamma
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