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Thongloun Sisoulith

1946 - Today

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Thongloun Sisoulith (born 10 November 1945) is a Laotian politician and historian who serves as the general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the seventh president of Laos since 2021. Thongloun was born and educated in Houaphan province, before receiving education in Leningrad and Moscow in the Soviet Union. During the Laotian Civil War, he supported the Pathet Lao as a teacher. He then became the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1987 which lasted to 1992, where he then served in other posts in government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thongloun Sisoulith is the 2,004th most popular politician (up from 2,095th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Laos (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2,004 out of 19,576. Before him are Munjong of Joseon, Olybrius, Robert Ley, Charles II of Naples, Béla I of Hungary, and Catherine Jagiellon. After him are Senusret I, Kamose, Bernhard von Bülow, Antonia the Elder, Ludvík Svoboda, and Ferdinand VI of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 54. Before him are Liza Minnelli, Arrigo Sacchi, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Boris Berezovsky, John Waters, and Sally Field. After him are André the Giant, Jang Song-thaek, Bolo Yeung, Naoto Kan, Danny Glover, and N. R. Narayana Murthy.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2 out of 22. Before him are Khamtai Siphandon (1924). After him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Souphanouvong (1909), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), 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, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2. Before him are Khamtai Siphandon (1924). After him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Souphanouvong (1909), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), 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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