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Phoumi Vongvichit

1909 - 1994

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Phoumi Vongvichit (Phumi Wongwichit; Lao: ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ; 6 April 1909 – 7 January 1994) was a leading figure of the Pathet Lao and an elder statesman of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. He was born April 6, 1909, in Xieng Khouang, the son of a civil servant. He was educated in the Lao capital Vientiane, after which he joined the colonial civil service. After postings in Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang, he was promoted to district chief ("chao muang") and served in Xieng Khouang (1939) and Vientiane (1940 - 1945). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phoumi Vongvichit is the 11,205th most popular politician (up from 12,416th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Laos (up from 17th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 11,205 out of 19,576. Before him are Michel Micombero, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Giovanni Lanza, Epeius of Phocis, Motilal Nehru, and Constantina. After him are Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Duško Ivanović, Henryk Jabłoński, Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, Osachi Hamaguchi, and Luis Guillermo Solís.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 164. Before him are Spyros Markezinis, Guillermo Gorostiza, Robert Serber, Zoran Mušič, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, and David Riesman. After him are Henryk Jabłoński, August Sabbe, Régine Pernoud, Mehmed Orhan, Leone Ginzburg, and Lal Bokhari. Among people deceased in 1994, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 160. Before him are Roy J. Plunkett, Grigol Abashidze, Leonid Leonov, Mildred Natwick, Joe Pass, and Dmitri Ivanenko. After him are John Edward Williams, Mehmed Orhan, Rossano Brazzi, Zail Singh, Nick Cravat, and Rolf Singer.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 16 out of 22. Before him are Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (1944), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Boun Oum (1912), and Anouvong (1767). After him are Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), Setthathirath (1534), Vang Pao (1929), Pany Yathotou (1951), Ki Daophet Niuhuang (1972), and Visay Phaphouvanin (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 15. Before him are Fa Ngum (1316), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Boun Oum (1912), and Anouvong (1767). After him are Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), Setthathirath (1534), and Pany Yathotou (1951).

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