King Rama VII: The father of Good Governance., NATION

From: The Nation (Thailand) | Date: June 4, 1999 | Copyright information

The Nation (Thailand)
06-04-1999
EXCERPTS from the royal abdication announcement of March 2, 1934 (BE
2477) serve as evidence of the determination of King Prachadhipok (Rama
VII Phra Pokklao) to change Thailand's form of government: ''I am willing
to part with my ordinate power and transfer it to all my people, but I
am not prepared to concede and confer all powers vested in me to any particular
person nor to any group of persons for absolute exercise, or without listening
to the true voice of the people . . . Besides, I do not wish to have anybody
creating a commotion within the country for my ...

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