Kaysone Phomvihane was the first leader of the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955 until his death in 1992.
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13 Facts About Kaysone Phomvihane
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Kaysone Phomvihane 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.
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Kaysone Phomvihane had two sisters: Nang Souvanthong, living in Thailand, and Nang Kongmany, who lived in the USA.
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Kaysone Phomvihane attended law school at University of Indochina in Hanoi, with Nouhak Phoumsavan.
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Kaysone Phomvihane dropped out of law school to fight the French colonialists who were in Vietnam.
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Kaysone Phomvihane became an active revolutionary while studying in the Indochinese capital of Hanoi during the 1940s.
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Kaysone Phomvihane was minister of defence of Resistance Government from 1950.
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Kaysone Phomvihane came out of the shadows in December 1975, shortly after the Pathet Lao took Vientiane, and seized control of the country.
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Kaysone Phomvihane nominated Souphanouvong as first president, and Kaysone Phomvihane was named prime minister.
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Kaysone Phomvihane held that post until becoming president in 1991, a post he held until his death in 1992.
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Kaysone Phomvihane created Sekong Province to honour the southern minority for their support in the war effort.
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Kaysone Phomvihane's elder son, Xaysomphone Phomvihane was born on 10 October 1954 and served as President of the Lao Front for National Construction and currently serves as President of the National Assembly.
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