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Choummaly Sayasone

1936 - Today

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Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone (Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ; born 6 March 1936) is a Laotian politician who was General Secretary (supreme leader) of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos (head of state) from 2006 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choummaly Sayasone has received more than 162,098 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Choummaly Sayasone is the 3,687th most popular politician (down from 3,382nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Laos and the 4th most popular Laotian Politician.

Choummaly Sayasone is most famous for being the first female president of Laos.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Choummaly Sayasone ranks 3,687 out of 19,576Before him are Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, Al-Adid, Chandragupta II, Benigno Aquino Jr., Władysław I Herman, and Francisco Largo Caballero. After him are Bianca Cappello, Empress Genshō, Susan Wojcicki, Wu Zixu, Arsaces I of Parthia, and Hasan Akhund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Choummaly Sayasone ranks 53Before him are Bill Wyman, Raymond Poulidor, Benedict Anderson, Yasuo Fukuda, Roger Whittaker, and Assia Djebar. After him are Richard Wilson, Denny Hulme, Boniface Alexandre, Bekim Fehmiu, Dražan Jerković, and Valerie Solanas.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Choummaly Sayasone ranks 4 out of 22Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), and Bounnhang Vorachith (1938). After him are Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Choummaly Sayasone ranks 4Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), and Bounnhang Vorachith (1938). After him are Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).