April 1933 Siamese coup d'état

April 1933 Siamese coup d'état was a government change on 1 April 1933 by conservative and

On 24 June 1932,

The plan drew criticism upon publication, including from newspapers, intellectuals stoked mostly by the urban elites, and landed nobility under the newly formed Khana Chart (Thai: คณะชาติ, "National Party"), seeking a way to discredit the People's Party. The criticism centred on the socialistic nature of the dossier, including charges of communism and charges that Pridi was instigating a social revolution. The criticisms were also aimed at Phraya Mano, who allowed Pridi to publish the plan. Despite these charges, the People's Party, the young revolutionaries, and most of the urban middle class and rural poor stood behind Pridi. The debate, however, escalated into a constitutional crisis when King Prajadhipok, who had confessed to the nation that he had little knowledge of financial affairs, attacked Pridi verbally and asked whether Pridi copied his plans from the Soviet Union.^[2]

The

Phraya Mano called for the dissolution of the People's Assembly on 1 April 1933. Under the emergency decree, some parts of the constitution, including the legislature and the judiciary, were suspended.^[5] While closing the People's Assembly, Phraya Mano stated that:

Right now, the cabinet is divided into two factions, each with different opinions. The minority faction wishes to implement an economic system that favors Communism, while the majority sees that such system would oppose Siam's traditions. It is obvious that the system would lead to a disaster among the people, as well as the nation's security... Currently, the People's Assembly is comprised of constitutionally appointed members. This assembly has a legislative duty, until the next one is elected by the people. Such assembly should not attempt to implement new economical plans that will completely replace the old ones. Many members of this assembly may claim that no such plans are being drafted, but it is clear that they intend to do so, and many of them also admire the ministers in the minority faction.

— Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, April 1, 1933 ^[6]

On April 2, the government issued the "Anti-Communist Act", which gave the police

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