🇹🇭 Father of Thai cooperatives

National Cooperative Day, which falls on February 26 of each year, is important and associated with Thai farmers for a long time. Her Majesty, the King of Thousand Pityalongkorn, the Father of the Thai Cooperative, has promoted the establishment of the first cooperative, Wat Mon Cooperative Unlimited, in Wat Mon, Muang District, Phitsanulok Province, and is the Registrar of Cooperatives (the first), registered as the first cooperative on February 26, 1929, according to the successful Reifesen Credit Cooperative in India and Burma, both of which sent people to study from Germany.

Later, on October 9, 1984, the Council of Ministers resolved to designate February 26 of each year as "National Cooperative Day."

Her Majesty, Department of Ten Thousand Pityalongkorn

Her original name was Her Majesty, Lord Rajasjaras, a son in the palace department of the Vishchan (his son in His Majesty Pinkelahua) and his mother Lelim (the daughter of His Majesty Jida (Ploi Shuto), born on January 10, 1920, in the royal palace. There was a queen, Her Majesty, Prince Sattawdi Sri.

When his youth studied with his mother at the royal school, he was able to read fluently for five years, entered the Royal Rose Garden School in 1929, and later studied English until 1943, and then served as the master of the Ministry of Education for 16 years, and was promoted to assistant in the Department of Education in the Department of Education, undertook special duties as the governor of the Thai Book Examination, was a special director of the Civil Law, and was promoted to assistant counselor of the Ministry of the Treasury.

On July 8, 1999, Wash was a novice, with the Brahmani (like Sumitto) as the preceptor and the Methadharma as the preceptor.

When His Majesty the King passed through Europe in 1940, he was merciful to her family. His Majesty the King also followed him, studying in the University of Cambridge for two years, and returned from England in 1942, when His Majesty the King was appointed Privy Councillor.

During the reign of His Majesty VI, He took the initiative to establish the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand on April 14, 1940, and was appointed Privy Councillor, being elected Prime Minister on April 2, 1934.

Her Majesty, the Department of the Ten Thousand Pityalongkorn, died on July 23, 1948, of a stroke in the brain, Siri, 68 years, and 15 days. The Royal Fire was given on March 22, 1948, at the crematorium of the goddess Sirindravas.

Source Cooperative League of Thailand

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