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Word: phoumsavan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1975-1975
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...outside Laos about the country's new rulers. "Red Prince" Souphanouvong, half-brother of the ousted Premier, Prince Souvanna Phouma, will probably stay on as the republic's figurehead President. The new Premier and secretary-general of the party is Kaysone Phomvihan; his principal deputy is Nouhak Phoumsavan, a senior member of the Pathet Lao central committee. Both men have strong loyalties to Hanoi: Kaysone's father was Vietnamese, while Nouhak is reportedly a protege of Ho Chi Minh's. It remains to be seen whether they will try to turn sleepy Laos into a miniversion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LAOS: Polite Revolution | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

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