Seni (English spelling) Seni Pramot

Japanese: セーニー（英語表記）Seni Pramot

1905‐97
Thai politician and lawyer. Born into a royal family, he studied in the UK in 1924 and completed his law studies at Oxford University. Upon returning to the UK in 1929, he worked at the Ministry of Justice, later transferring to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was appointed ambassador to the US in 1940. During World War II, he opposed the Thai government's alliance with Japan, and founded and led the anti-Japanese movement organisation Free Thailand in the US. After the war, he served as Prime Minister for about a year from 1945, and contributed to the recovery of Thailand's international standing, which had declined after the war. He participated in the founding of the Democratic Party as vice-chairman in 1946, and became its leader in 1968. He consistently led party politics for about 30 years in a political climate of military dictatorship, and won the support of urban residents.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1905‐97
タイの政治家，弁護士。王族の出身で，1924年イギリスへ留学，オックスフォード大学で法学を修める。29年帰国と同時に法務省勤務，後に外務省に移り，40年駐米大使に就任。第2次世界大戦中，日本と同盟を結んだ本国政府に反対し，抗日運動組織自由タイをアメリカで結成，指導した。戦後45年から約1年間首相をつとめ，敗戦によるタイの国際的地位低下の回復に貢献した。46年民主党結成に副党首として参加，68年に党首に就任するなど，軍部独裁的政治風土の中で約30年間一貫して政党政治を指導し，都市住民の支持を得た。

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