Gazette: Phoumi Vongvichit From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: January 13, 1994| Author: | Copyright 1994 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Phoumi Vongvichit, revolutionary and politician: both Vientiane, Laos 6 April 1909; President of Laos 1985-91; died 7 January 1994.

PHOUMI VONGVICHIT was one of the leading figures in Indochinese Communism. A former revolutionary, he held many party and government posts in Laos, including that of head of state between 1985 and 1991.

Phoumi's career stretched back to the French colonial era. While very much a son of the traditional Laotian elite - his father was governor of Vientiane province - Phoumi was not related to the Lao royal family like his contemporary and fellow revolutionary the ...

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