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00:00Thailand has had over 30 Prime Ministers since its democratic reform in 1932.
00:05But in this lineup, one of these leaders held office for less than three weeks.
00:10Thailand's 5th Prime Minister Tawibunaget spent only 17 days in office.
00:14After being pressured to support the Allies in World War II, Thailand found itself on
00:19shaky ground amidst global negotiations. To help its tension in 1945, Sene Pramod was made Prime
00:26Minister. However, Sene was in the United States at that time, so Tawibunaget took charge as a
00:31caretaker leader until Sene arrived. Tawibunaget was in office from August 31st to September 17th.
00:37Despite that short time, he made several interesting decisions, one of which was his
00:42proposal to change the country's name back to Sayam, its former name before it was changed to Thailand
00:476 years earlier. Tawibunaget was seen as playing a major role in Thailand's transition to peace after
00:52World War II. He was forced into exile before returning during a period of political turmoil and coups.