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Souphanouvong
Souphanouvong was a Lao prince and communist leader, known as the Red Prince, half-brother of Souvanna Phouma. Trained as an engineer in France, he joined the Lao Issara in 1945 and then founded the Pathet Lao with Viet Minh backing, leading it through decades of civil war. When the monarchy was abolished in 1975 he became the first president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, serving until 1991.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Souphanouvong. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/souphanouvong
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