Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Because of defeats that Axis forces suffered from the Allies, some Axis nations tried to change sides. On 1 August 1944, the pro-Japanese leader Plaek Phibunsongkhram was ousted in Thailand. On 23 August 1944, as the Red Army approached Romania, King Michael staged a coup against the dictator Ion Antonescu and joined the Allies.