Khuang Aphaiwong

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Major Khuang Aphaiwong Luang Kowit-aphaiwong
ควง อภัยวงศ์
Khuang in 1959
4th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 10 November 1947 – 8 April 1948
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by	Thawan Thamrongnawasawat
Succeeded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
In office 31 January 1946 – 24 March 1946
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by	Seni Pramoj
Succeeded by	Pridi Banomyong
In office 1 August 1944 – 31 August 1945
Monarch	Ananda Mahidol
Preceded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by	Thawi Bunyaket
Leader of the Democrat Party
In office 1946 – 15 March 1968
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Seni Pramoj
Personal details
Born	(1902-05-17)17 May 1902 Phra Tabong, Burapha, Siam (now Battambang, Cambodia)
Died	15 March 1968(1968-03-15) (aged 65) Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Political party	Democrat
Other political affiliations	Free Thai Movement
Spouse	Lekha Kunadilok
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Khuang Aphaiwong (also spelled Kuang, Abhaiwong, or Abhaiwongse; Thai: ควง อภัยวงศ์, pronounced [kʰūaŋ ʔā.pʰāj.wōŋ]; 17 May 1902 – 15 March 1968), also known by his noble title Luang Kowit-aphaiwong (Thai: หลวงโกวิทอภัยวงศ์, pronounced [lǔaŋ kōː.wít.ʔā.pʰāj.wōŋ]), was the founder of the Democrat Party and three times the prime minister of Thailand: from August 1944 to 1945, from January to May 1946, and from November 1947 to April 1948.