Souphanouvong

[ soo-pah-noo-vawng ]

noun

1. Prince, 1909–1995, Laotian political leader: president 1975–86 (half brother of Prince Souvanna Phouma).

Souphanouvong

/ ˌsuːfænuːˈvɒŋ /

noun

1. Souphanouvong, Prince19021995MLaotianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Prince. 1902–95, Laotian statesman; president of Laos (1975–86)

Example Sentences

President Souphanouvong, who led the Pathet Lao guerrilla campaign from 1946 to 1953, earns $7 a month.

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Prince Souvanna became the independent nation's Prime Minister in 1956; he later failed to stem the Pathet Lao, led by his half brother Prince Souphanouvong.

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Laos' de facto legislature has been the Joint National Political Council, headed by the dynamic titular head of the Pathet Lao, "Red Prince" Souphanouvong, 62, who is Souvanna's half brother.

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In August, Souphanouvong again called for talks, this time without mentioning a U.S. bombing halt as a precondition.

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Despite that promise, the diplomatic community in Vientiane is increasingly confident that peace talks will begin as early as next month, between representatives of Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma and his halfbrother, Prince Souphanouvong, head of the Pathet Lao.

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