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Ananda Mahidol (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล; RTGS: Ananthamahidon; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), posthumous reigning title Phra Athamaramathibodin (Thai: พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร), was the eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII. Ananda was born in Heidelburg, Baden, in the Weimar Republic and died on June 9, 1946 at the Boromphiman Throne Hall at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, aged 20. He was believed to have either committed suicide or may have been assassinated.
Ananda Mahidol | |
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King Rama VIII | |
![]() King Ananda Mahidol in 1946 | |
King of Siam | |
Reign | 2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946 |
Predecessor | Prajadhipok (Rama VII) |
Successor | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
Regent | Regency Council (1935–1944) Pridi Banomyong (1944–1945) |
Prime Ministers | See list
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Born | Heidelberg, Baden, Weimar Republic | 20 September 1925
Died | 9 June 1946 20) Boromphiman Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand | (aged
House | Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty) |
Father | Mahidol Adulyadej |
Mother | Srinagarindra |
Religion | Buddhism |
Signature | ![]() |
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