Prince Souphanouvong (July 13, 1909 - January 9, 1995) was, along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champassack, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist, neutralist, and royalist political factions in Laos. He was president of Laos from December 1975 to October 1986. July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Souvanna phouma (7 October 1901-January 10, 1984) was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times, from 1951 - 1952, 1956 - 1957, 1960 and 1962 - 1975. ... Boun Oum (also Prince Boun Oum or Prince Boun Oum Nachampassack) (December 12 , 1912 - March 17, 1980) was the son of King Ratsadanay, and was the hereditary prince of Champassack (replaced the king system). ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Laos ... The Three Princes were Boun Oum, Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong who represented respectively the royalist, neutralist and leftist factions in the Kingdom of Laos in the post-WWII period. ...

Souphanouvong was born in Luang Prabang, Laos, as the son of Tiao Maha Ouparath Boun Khong and Mom Kham Ouane. Royal palace museum of Luang Prabang. ...

He was one of the sons of Prince Bounkhong, the last vice-king of Luang Prabang. Unlike his half-brothers Souvanna Phouma and Phetsarath, whose mothers were of royal birth, he was born to a commoner. Educated in France and Vietnam, he eventually fell under the spell of Ho Chi Minh and joined the Indochinese communist movement. Prince Bounkhong, the son of Prince Souvanna Phomma, was the last oupahat of Louang Phrabang. ... Royal palace museum of Luang Prabang. ... Prince Souvanna phouma (7 October 1901-January 10, 1984) was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times, from 1951 - 1952, 1956 - 1957, 1960 and 1962 - 1975. ... Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa was prime minister of Laos from 1942 to 1945, and was the first and last vice-king of the Kingdom of Laos. ... Hồ Chí Minh Hồ Chí Minh (meaning Ho, Enlightened Will) (Chinese : 胡志明) ▶(?) (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1955-1969) of North Vietnam. ...

Nicknamed "The Red Prince," he became the titular leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and upon its successful seizure of power, became the first president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. After 1986, Phoumi Vongvichit was acting president, and when strongman Kaysone Phomvihane decided to establish an executive presidency in 1991, Souphanouvong was relieved of even an inactive-figurehead role. The Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party (Laotian: Phak Pasason Pativat Lao) is the Communist Party of Laos. ... Phoumi Vongvichit Phoumi Vongvichit (April 6, 1909–) was a leading figure of the Pathet Lao and an elder statesman of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic until his death in 1994. ... Kaysone Phomvihane (December 13, 1920–November 21, 1992) was the leader of the Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party from 1955, though Souphanouvong served in a figurehead role. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is said to have been the most talented of Bounkhong's sons, mastering eight languages, including Greek and Latin. He worked on the ports of Le Havre before taking his engineering degree from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. Prince Bounkhong, the son of Prince Souvanna Phomma, was the last oupahat of Louang Phrabang. ... Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. ... The École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC) (National school of Bridges and Roads), often referred to as les Ponts, is one of the French Grandes Écoles of engineering. ...

External links

• Souphanouvong, "Red Prince" of Laos, dies aged 86
• Souphanouvong's photo