Nakhon Champassak Province

Nakhon Champassak (จังหวัดนครจัมปาศักดิ์)
Province of Thailand
←   ← 1941–1946 →   →
Flag
Nakhon Champassak Province in green
Capital		Champasak
History
-	Franco-Thai War	May 9, 1941
-	Thailand returns annexed territories to French Indochina	1946
Today part of		Cambodia  Laos

Nakhon Champassak Province (also spelled Nakorn Champassak; Thai: นครจัมปาศักดิ์; RTGS: Nakhon Champasak) was a former province in Thailand established in 1941 following the annexation of territories of French Indochina. It was dissolved in 1946.

History

Nakhon Champassak was one of the provinces created as a result of the Franco-Thai War when Vichy France agreed to cede Preah Vihear Province from Cambodia and Champassak Province from Laos to Thailand.^[1]

The two provinces were merged to form Nakhon Champassak Province. After the war, this province was dissolved and returned to France in 1946 after the post-war administration in France threatened to block Thailand's admission into the newly-formed UN.

Administrative divisions

Nakhon Champassak was divided into five districts (amphoe) and a minor district (king amphoe) :

See also

• Lan Chang Province
• Phra Tabong Province
• Phibunsongkhram Province
• Franco-Thai War
• Franco-Thai relations
• Cambodian-Thai border dispute

References

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