Phra Phiset Phanit ( th, พระพิเศษพานิช), also known as Poc Khun ( km, ប៉ុក គុណ) or Wibun Pokmontri ( th, วิบูล ปกมนตรี), was a member of the Aphaiwong branch of the Cambodian royal family, the brother-in-law of Prime Minister

Khuang Aphaiwong Khuang Aphaiwong (also spelled ''Kuang'', ''Abhaiwong'', or ''Abhaiwongse''; th, ควง อภัยวงศ์, ; 17 May 1902 – 15 March 1968), also known by his noble title Luang Kowit-aphaiwong ( th, หลวงโกวิทอ� ...

of Thailand, and the organizer and leader of the first

Khmer Issarak The Khmer Issarak ( km, ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ, or 'Independent Khmer') was a "loosely structured" anti- French and anti-colonial independence movement. The movement has been labelled as “amorphous”. The Issarak was ...

movement founded in 1940 to resist French colonial power in Cambodia. After the Khmer Issarak movement disintegrated due to internal political differences, Phiset was elected to represent

Battambang Battambang ( km, បាត់ដំបង, UNGEGN: ) is the capital of Battambang Province and the third largest city in Cambodia. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is the leading rice-producing province of the coun ...

(

Phra Tabong Phra Tabong Province ( th, พระตะบอง) was a province of Thailand, from the late-18th century until it was ceded to French Indochina in 1907, and again between 1941-1946 after Thailand recaptured it during the Japanese occupation of ...

) in the Thai parliament during the administration of his brother-in-law. After Khuang resigned as Prime Minister and Thailand again ceded the western Cambodian provinces back to French Indochina, Phiset and former Khmer Issarak members formed the

Khmer National Liberation Committee The Khmer People's Liberation Committee (in Khmer language: ''Kana Cheat Mouta Keaha Mocchim Nokor Khmer'', french: Comité de libération du peuple khmer) was a Cambodian anticolonial movement, formed by ''Khmer Issarak'' elements on 1 February ...

(KNLC) in 1948 to further armed resistance against French rule of Cambodia. The KNLC attempted to distance itself from the

Indochinese Communist Party The Indochinese Communist Party (ICP), km, បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តឥណ្ឌូចិន, lo, ອິນດູຈີນພັກກອມມູນິດ, zh, t=印度支那共產黨 was a political party which was t ...

and purge other leftists from within its own ranks paving the way for Phiset to become Chairman in 1949. However, he was removed from that position less than a year later after being accused of misappropriating money designating for purchasing weapons.

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Thai people of Khmer descent Abhaiwongse family 20th-century Cambodian politicians Members of the 4th House of Representatives of Thailand Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Cambodia-politician-stub