Souvanna Phouma

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Souvanna Phouma was a prominent Laotian prince and politician who served multiple terms as prime minister and played a central role in efforts to maintain neutrality and peace in Laos during the Cold War era.

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Souvanna Phouma canonical 4
Phouma 1
Souvanna 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Laotian person
human
politician
prime minister
prince
conflict Cold War proxy conflicts
surface form: Cold War in Southeast Asia

Laotian Civil War
countryOfCitizenship Laos
diplomaticPartner France
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam

Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
educatedIn France
ethnicGroup Lao
familyName Souvanna Phouma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phouma
givenName Souvanna Phouma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Souvanna
goal avoidance of direct involvement in the Vietnam War
preservation of Laotian independence
ideology neutralism
influencedBy French political culture
languageSpoken French
Lao
Thai
memberOfRoyalHouse Royal family of Laos
name Souvanna Phouma self-link
notableFor coalition governments in Laos
efforts to maintain Laotian neutrality during the Cold War
occupation civil engineer
officeEnd 1954 as Prime Minister of Laos
1960 as Prime Minister of Laos
1975 as Prime Minister of Laos
officeStart 1951 as Prime Minister of Laos
1960 as Prime Minister of Laos
1962 as Prime Minister of Laos
1974 as Prime Minister of Laos
opponent Pathet Lao
surface form: Pathet Lao leadership

right‑wing Laotian generals
policy coalition government including neutralists, rightists, and Pathet Lao
politicalAlignment centrist
pro‑neutralist
positionHeld Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos
Prime Minister of Laos
ambassador of Laos to France
regionOfActivity Paris
Vientiane
relative Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
Souphanouvong
roleInEvent key negotiator of the 1962 Geneva Accords on Laos
sibling Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
Souphanouvong
workedOn 1962 International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos
surface form: Geneva Conference on Laos (1962)

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Laotian Civil War involvedPerson Souvanna Phouma
Royal Lao Government headOfGovernment Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna Phouma name Souvanna Phouma self-link
Souvanna Phouma givenName Souvanna Phouma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Souvanna
Souvanna Phouma familyName Souvanna Phouma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phouma
Souphanouvong relative Souvanna Phouma