Word: souvanna
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prince was miffed at certain smart-alecky, democratic customs now prevalent in Vientiane (including the fact that the kowtow is going out of fashion) and was also upset, he said, to see that his brothers, Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong, were not settling their difficulties...
...Half Brothers. But when the French returned for their short and unhappy postwar role, they chased Prince Phetsarath into luxurious exile in Bangkok, restored King Sisavang Vong to the throne, complete with white umbrella. Another nephew. Prince Souvanna Phouma, later took over as Premier, has since been doing his best to set up a stable, non-Communist government. His task has been difficult, first because everything is difficult in Laos, second because the country's Communist-led Pathet Lao forces (which occupy two northeastern provinces) are bossed by his own half brother Prince Souphanouvong...
...months ago, to the cheers of his National Assembly, Premier Souvanna Phouma broke off two years of fruitless negotiations with his half brother. But last week Souphanouvong was back in the administrative capital of Vientiane. With him he brought elder (68) half brother Phetsarath. back from twelve years in exile...
Ganging Up. Phetsarath journeyed north to the Red-held provinces of Samneua and Phongsaly, came back tut-tutting that he simply did not believe that the Communists were Communists. With the rest of the family thus ganged up against him, Premier Souvanna Phouma resigned as Premier, and got set to take a trip to Paris. The King and the elders of his Royal Council, alarmed at Phetsarath's obviously strong ties with Souphanouvong's Communists, began wondering whether it had been wise to give Phetsarath back his yellow umbrella after all, appointed a new Premier to keep...
This week, faced with a probable vote of no confidence from his 39 Deputies if he continued the talks with the Communists, Prince Souvanna Phouma broke them off. Prince Souphanouvong could only return to his thatch-hut capital in Samneua. leaving the villa and the turnip garden behind...