Souphanouvong
Sign in to savePrince Souphanouvong (13 July 1909 – 9 January 1995; ), nicknamed the Red Prince, was along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. He was the President of Laos from December 1975 to October 1986.
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Souphanouvong was a male politician and prince from Laos who also held French citizenship. Born in Luang Prabang in 1909, he was educated at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. He served as the President of Laos and was a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the Lao Front for National Construction. His native name was ສະເດັດເຈົ້າສຸພານຸວົງ.
He participated in the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War. Souphanouvong spoke Lao and French and was an atheist. He received the Order of the October Revolution, the Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", the Order of Klement Gottwald, and the Order of Sukhbaatar. He had ten children and was the son of Bounkhong. He died in Vientiane in 1995 due to heart disease.
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Key facts
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- His Excellency Prince
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- Souphanouvong
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- lo
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- Souphanouvong1978.jpg
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- Souphanouvong 1978
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- 1st President of Laos
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- 2 December 1975
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- 29 October 1986
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- Kaysone Phomvihane
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- Position established
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- Phoumi Vongvichit (acting)
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- President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
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- 2 December 1975
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- 25 November 1986
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- Kaysone Phomvihane
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- Position established
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- Sisomphone Lovansay (acting)
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- Minister of Economy and Planning
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Laos
- Place of birth
- Luang Prabang
- Place of death
- Vientiane
- Father
- Bounkhong
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Laos
- Political party
- Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Noble title
- prince
- Conflict
- Laotian Civil War
- Image
- Souphanouvong1978.jpg
- Number of children
- 10
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- date of birth
- 1909-07-13
- date of death
- 1995-01-09
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
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- Souphanouvong
- name in native language
- ສະເດັດເຈົ້າສຸພານຸວົງ
- described at URL
- www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/s/sufanuvong.htm
- affiliation
- Lao Front for National Construction
- cause of death
- heart disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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8 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Political activities
- Anti-colonial movement
- Leader of Pathet Lao
- President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Later and personal life
- Honours and awards
- References
Prince Souphanouvong (13 July 1909 – 9 January 1995; ), nicknamed the Red Prince, was along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. He was the President of Laos from December 1975 to October 1986.
==Early life== Souphanouvong was born in Palace Sisouvanna, Xieng Dong, Luang-Prabang. He was one of the sons of Prince Bounkhong, the last viceroy of Luang Prabang. Unlike his half-brothers, Souvanna Phouma and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, whose mothers were of royal birth, his mother was a commoner, Mom Kham Ouane.
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