Ananda Mahidol

Ananda Mahidol (Thai: อานันทมหิดล; RTGS: Ananthamahidon; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), also known as Rama VIII, was King of Thailand, reigning from 1935 until his assassination in 1946.

Ananda Mahidol
King Rama VIII
King Ananda Mahidol in 1946
King of Thailand
Reign	2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946
Predecessor	Prajadhipok
Successor	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Regent	Regency Council (1935–1944) Pridi Banomyong (1944–1945)
Born	(1925-09-20)20 September 1925 Heidelberg, Baden, Weimar Republic
Died	9 June 1946(1946-06-09) (aged 20) Boromphiman Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
House	Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty)
Father	Mahidol Adulyadej
Mother	Srinagarindra
Religion	Buddhism
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Ananda Mahidol
Privy Seal
Thai name
Thai	อานันทมหิดล
RTGS	Ananthamahidon

Ananda was born in Heidelburg, Baden, in the Weimar Republic and died on June 9, 1946 at the Boromphiman Throne Hall at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, aged 20. He was believed to have either committed suicide or may have been assassinated.