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• Kaysone Phomvihane — (December 13, 1920 ndash;November 21, 1992) was the leader of the Lao People s Revolutionary Party from 1955, though Souphanouvong served in a figurehead role. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People s Democratic Republic from… …   Wikipedia

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