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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- Born
- 1909-07-13
- Died
- 1995-01-09
- Works
- 1
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- La doctrine Nixon en butte à une grave faillite au Laos
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Key facts
- Officeholder.honorific_prefix
- His Excellency Prince
- Officeholder.name
- Souphanouvong
- Officeholder.native_name_lang
- lo
- Officeholder.image
- Souphanouvong1978.jpg
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- Souphanouvong 1978
- Officeholder.office
- 1st President of Laos
- Officeholder.term_start
- 2 December 1975
- Officeholder.term_end
- 29 October 1986
- Officeholder.primeminister
- Kaysone Phomvihane
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Position established
- Officeholder.successor
- Phoumi Vongvichit (acting)
- Officeholder.office1
- President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
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- Born
- 13 July 1909
- Died
- 9 January 1995
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- 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
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- President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
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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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