A group of 10 related pieces – Southeast & East Asia. (1) Thanom Kittikachorn – Field Marshal of Siam. THANOM KITTIKACHORN (1911-2004), Field Marshal and Prime Minister of Thailand 1963-73, ousted by the student uprising of 1973. Seated photograph signed "T. Kittikachorn" in blue. (2) Suharto – The New Order Begins, 1969. SUHARTO (1921-2008), Indonesian general who seized power from Sukarno and ruled as President for 31 years (1967-98). Photograph in general's uniform with aiguillette, signed "Soeharto" and dated (1969) in blue. (3) U Nu – Burma's First Prime Minister, Signed in Burmese. U NU (1907-1995), first Prime Minister of independent Burma (1948-56, 1957-58, 1960-62). Photograph in Burmese gaung baung headdress, signed in Burmese script and dated. (4) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – From the Prime Minister's House, Rawalpindi, 1973. ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO (1928-1979), founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party, President and then Prime Minister of Pakistan, overthrown and executed by Zia ul-Haq in 1979. Colour photo card signed "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto", with the TLS of his Private Secretary, Prime Minister's House, Rawalpindi, 15 December 1973, to Mr. John J. Evangelisti, Dover, NJ: "...As desired, I am enclosing herewith an autographed photograph of the Prime Minister of Pakistan which I hope you will like." (Letter scanned sideways.) (5) Sirimavo Bandaranaike – The World's First Woman Prime Minister. SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE (1916-2000), Prime Minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka three times from 1960, the world's first woman head of government. Photograph writing at her desk, signed "Sirimavo Bandaranaike" in blue. (6) Corazon Aquino – People Power. CORAZON AQUINO (1933-2009), leader of the 1986 People Power Revolution and first woman President of the Philippines (1986-92). Colour photo card "Her Excellency Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Republic of the Philippines", beside a portrait of her assassinated husband Ninoy, inscribed "With good wishes! Cory Aquino". Scanned upside down. (7) R. Said Soekanto – From the Round Table Conference at The Hague, Indonesia's Independence, 1949. RADEN SAID SOEKANTO TJOKRODIATMODJO (1908-1993), first Chief of the Indonesian National Police and a delegate to the 1949 Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference. TLS, Jogjakarta, 25 September 1949, to Harry E. Murphy, Columbus, Ohio: "Being a long time outside my country, your letter finally reached me at the Hague, Holland, where we are conferring with the Netherlands to accept the transfer of sovereignty for an independant and sovereign United States of Indonesia. I am pleased to give you my autograph...", signed twice. (8) José Maza – Before the New UN Headquarters, 1955. JOSÉ MAZA (1889-1964), Chilean senator and President of the 10th United Nations General Assembly (1955). 8 x 10 photograph before UN Headquarters, inscribed in Spanish "Al Señor Stephen ..., afectuosamente, José Maza, Diciembre 12 de 1955". (9) United Nations – Reception for the First Delegates, Waldorf-Astoria, May 1946. Gilt-embossed programme "Reception in honour of The Delegates, The Secretary General and the Officials of The United Nations, Waldorf-Astoria, Thursday May the ninth 1946", given by the United Nations Committee of the City of New York, in the year the UN first met in New York under Secretary-General Trygve Lie. No signatures seen in the photographs. (10) Lon Nol – The Khmer Republic's Strongman. LON NOL (1913-1985), Cambodian general who overthrew Prince Sihanouk in 1970 and led the Khmer Republic until the Khmer Rouge victory in 1975. Photo card signed "Lon Nol" in blue. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.
This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.