Word: phoumi
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...must also respect the political p. visions of the Laos agreement by not inciting the Lao rigntists--such as Phoumi Nosavan--as it has in the past. The new Laos agreement accurately reflects the current social and political situation in the country--as exemplified by the provision for neutralist intellectuals to be mediators in the new coalition government. The question is: will the agreement have a chance to take effect before the Central Intelligence Agency begins demolition...
...neutralist tripartite government in Laos as a result of the Geneva accords of 1962, news from there had generally been gloomy. Under the accords, the country's three major parties-the Neo Lao Hak Xat (Communist), the Neutralists under Souvanna Phouma, and the right wing under General Phoumi Nosavan-were to work together in a single government. Souvanna held the balance of power as Premier, and Cabinet posts were shared by all three groups...
...almost total control of all U.S. aid to Laos. The money, however, failed to shore up the Vientiane government. A new Geneva accord signed in 1962 called for the establishment of a tripartite government in Vientiane, with Prince Souvanna Phouma's neutralists holding the balance between General Phoumi Nosavan's right-wing forces and Souphanouvong's Pathet Lao. Foreign troops were expressly forbidden...
...leaning toward the West, is beginning to show signs of political stability. Although the Communist Pathet Lao technically holds four seats in Souvanna's Cabinet, the Reds walked out on him two years ago, and refuse to come back. And ever since the banishment of troublemaking Rightist General Phoumi Nosavan, who was exiled in February after his third at tempted coup, the sailing has been even smoother. Other right-wing leaders have made common cause with Souvanna, and rightist troops often join General Kong Le's neutralist army in drives against the Pathet...
...With Phoumi out of the way, the bickering among non-Communist politicians also died down. The fairest parliamentary elections in Laotian history went off without incident in July. Only 25% of the incumbents got themselves reelected, but the government won such an overwhelming victory that when the new Parliament met it gave Souvanna a rousing vote of confidence, with only four abstentions...