Deva Bandhumasena

Phraya Songsuradet (Deva Bandhumasena)

Phraya Songsuradej (1891–1944, common name Deva Bandhumasena) was a Thai military officer. As a cadet he studied military science in Imperial Germany, and was a leading member of the senior army officers responsible for the Siamese coup d'état of 1932.

He was exiled to Indochina in January 1939 following a rift with the dictator Plaek Pibulsonggram.

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