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Khamtai Siphandon

1924 - 2025

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Khamtai Siphandone (Lao: ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; 8 February 1924 – 2 April 2025) was a Laotian politician who served as the chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1992 to 2006 and as the fourth president of Laos from 1998 to 2006, when he was replaced by Choummaly Sayasone. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1954 and became a member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Khamtai Siphandon is the 7,107th most popular politician (up from 7,176th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Laos (down from 8th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Khamtai Siphandon ranks 7,107 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Johan Ferrier, Suleiman II, Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Emile Vandervelde, and Fritz Fischer. After him are Sigurd II of Norway, Princess Louise of Denmark, Junio Valerio Borghese, Giuseppe Pella, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Qaitbay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Khamtai Siphandon ranks 113. Before him are Katy Jurado, Stanley Donen, Rudolf Vrba, Rikidōzan, Dinah Washington, and Pat Hingle. After him are Zbigniew Herbert, Alexander Haig, Bud Powell, Raymond Barre, Geraldine Page, and Maria Riva. Among people deceased in 2025, Khamtai Siphandon ranks 24. Before him are Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Joseph Nye, Ágnes Keleti, Roberta Flack, Joan Plowright, and Jochen Mass. After him are Dražen Dalipagić, Costas Simitis, Oleg Gordievsky, Geneviève Page, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, and Zurab Tsereteli.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Khamtai Siphandon ranks 9 out of 22. Before him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), and Souvanna Phouma (1901). After him are Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (1944), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), and Setthathirath (1534).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Khamtai Siphandon ranks 9. Before him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), and Souvanna Phouma (1901). After him are Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Setthathirath (1534), and Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928).

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