d him a "Senior Statesman" for life. Throughout these years as government official and leader, Pridi assiduously worked to realize the Six Principles..
             1. To maintain absolute national independence in all aspects, including political, judicial, and economics...
             2. To maintain national cohesion and security...
             3. To promote economic well being by creating full employment and by launching a national economic plan...
             5. To grant complete liberty and freedom to the people, provided that this does not contradict the aforementioned principles...and...
             6. To provide education to the people.
             While in power, Pridi succeeded in making a number of changes which radically changed certain aspects of Thai society. Among his notable accomplishments, some of them having long term impacts ,for example:
              The drafting of the nation's first economic plan.
              The founding of the University of Moral and Political Science [Thammasart University].
              The Municipality Act which allowed the people to elect their own local governments.
              The revocation of unequal treaties that Thailand had been forced to sign with foreign powers.
              The reformation of the unfair tax system.
              The compilation of the country's first revenue code.
              The founding of what ultimately became the Bank of Thailand. Sta
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