Achievements
- M.R. Kukrit founded the Progress Party, the first political party in Thailand in 1945-1946.
- Appeared on screen with Marlon Brando in the movie The Ugly American (1963), in which he played Prime Minister Kwen Sai and spoke both Thai and English.
- Established diplomatic ties with China in 1975.
- Named National Artist in Literature 1985.
- Received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 1990.
- Founded the Khon Thammasat Troupe at Thammasat University, Khon being the highest form of dance drama in Thai classical dramatic arts.
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