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Sisavang Vatthana

1907 - 1978

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Sisavang Vatthana (Lao: ພຣະບາທສົມເດັຈພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິຕສີສວ່າງວັດທະນາ) or sometimes Savang Vatthana (full title: Samdach Brhat Chao Mavattaha Sri Vitha Lan Xang Hom Khao Phra Rajanachakra Lao Phengdara Parama Sidha Khattiya Suriya Varman Brhat Maha Sri Savangsa Vadhana; 13 November 1907 – 13 May 1978) was the last king of the Kingdom of Laos and the 6th prime minister of Laos serving from 29 October to 21 November 1951. He ruled from 1959 after his father's death until his forced abdication in 1975. His rule ended with the takeover by the Pathet Lao in 1975, after which he and his family were sent to a re-education camp by the new government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sisavang Vatthana is the 3,108th most popular politician (up from 5,279th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Laos (up from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 3,108 out of 19,576. Before him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Victor, Eadred, Gabriel Bethlen, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, and Atossa. After him are David of Trebizond, Robert IV of Sablé, Emperor Wen of Han, Valdemar III of Denmark, Gongyang of Goryeo, and Guy Verhofstadt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 47. Before him are Dora Maar, Hans Selye, Lucien Laurent, Roman Shukhevych, Solomon Asch, and Otto Ohlendorf. After him are Barbara Stanwyck, Pujie, Compay Segundo, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Lars Ahlfors, and Varlam Shalamov. Among people deceased in 1978, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 30. Before him are Kurt Student, Ronnie Peterson, Willy Messerschmitt, Jomo Kenyatta, Houari Boumédiène, and Hasso von Manteuffel. After him are Charles Best, Harold Lasswell, Jim Jones, Tamara Karsavina, James B. Conant, and Herta Oberheuser.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 5 out of 22. Before him are Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), and Souphanouvong (1909). After him are Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Sisavang Vong (1885), Fa Ngum (1316), Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (1944), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), and Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 5. Before him are Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), and Souphanouvong (1909). After him are Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Sisavang Vong (1885), Fa Ngum (1316), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928), and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890).

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