Kaysone Phomvihane
Kaysone Phomvihane (Lao: ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ, pronounced [ˈ kɑɪsɒn ˈˈpɒmvɪhɑːn]; 13 December 1920 – 21 November 1992) was the first leader of the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955 until his death in 1992. After the Communists seized power in the wake of the Laotian Civil War, he was the de facto leader of Laos from 1975 until his death. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as the second President from 1991 to 1992.
Kaysone Phomvihane | |
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ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ | |
Kaysone in 1978 | |
| General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party[a] | |
| In office 22 March 1955 – 21 November 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Khamtai Siphandon |
| 2nd President of Laos | |
| In office 15 August 1991 – 21 November 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Preceded by | Phoumi Vongvichit (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Nouhak Phoumsavanh |
| 11th Prime Minister of Laos | |
| In office 8 December 1975 – 15 August 1991 | |
| President | Souphanouvong Phoumi Vongvichit (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Souvanna Phouma |
| Succeeded by | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nguyễn Cai Song 13 December 1920 Savannakhet, French Indochina |
| Died | 21 November 1992 (aged 71) Vientiane, Laos |
| Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Thongvin Phomvihane |
| Relatives | Santiphap (son) Sanyahak (son) Saysomphone (son) Thongsavanh (son) |
| a. ^ General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Party until February 1972; General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party until March 1991; Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since March 1991 | |
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