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Thailand / Germany: Thailand's King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, r. 1925-1935) meets German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Templehof Airport, Berlin, 1936

Thailand / Germany: Thailand's King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, r. 1925-1935) meets German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Templehof Airport, Berlin, 1936

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Prajadhipok Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาประชาธิปกฯ พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว), or Rama VII (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of the country. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to huge political and social changes during the Revolution of 1932. Also he was the only Siamese monarch to abdicate.

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