Phibunsongkhram province

Phibunsongkhram Province จังหวัดพิบูลสงคราม
Province of Thailand
1941–1946
Flag Coat of arms
Phibunsongkhram is shaded blue
Capital	Sisophon
History
History
• Franco-Thai War	May 9 1941
• Thailand returns annexed territories to French Indochina[1]	November 17 1946
Preceded by Succeeded by French protectorate of Cambodia French protectorate of Cambodia
Today part of	Cambodia

Territorial claims of Thailand in neighbouring states which were used as a justification for the annexation

Phibunsongkhram Province (Thai: พิบูลสงคราม) was a province of Thailand that existed between 1941 and 1946. It was created as a result of the annexation of Cambodian territory by Thailand following the 1940-41 Franco-Thai war. This province was named after Plaek Phibunsongkhram, prime minister of Thailand at that time.^[2] The province was dissolved and returned to France in 1946.

History[]

The province was formed in 1941 after France ceded Siem Reap (excluding Siem Reap town and the Angkor Wat ruins^[3] ), Oddar Meanchey and Banteay Meanchey provinces to Thailand as a result of the Franco-Thai war.^[4] The province was dissolved in 1946 and returned to France after the post-war French government threatened to veto Thailand's entry into the UN.

Administrative divisions[]

Phibunsongkhram was divided into six districts (amphoe):

See also[]

• Japanese occupation of Cambodia
• Nakhon Champassak Province
• Phra Tabong Province
• Franco-Thai War
• Thailand in World War II

References[]

External links[]

• The Land Boundaries of Indochina: Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
• Cambodia – Thailand Boundary

Coordinates: 14°00′N 103°30′E / 14.000°N 103.500°E / 14.000; 103.500

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