POLITICIAN

Phoumi Vongvichit

1909 - 1994

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Phoumi Vongvichit (Phumi Wongwichit; Lao: ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ; 6 April 1909 – 7 January 1994) was a leading figure of the Pathet Lao and an elder statesman of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. He was born April 6, 1909, in Xieng Khouang, the son of a civil servant. He was educated in the Lao capital Vientiane, after which he joined the colonial civil service. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phoumi Vongvichit has received more than 91,317 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Phoumi Vongvichit is the 12,418th most popular politician (down from 12,152nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Laos and the 16th most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 12,418 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdurrahim El-Keib, Titus Flavius Sabinus, Centwine of Wessex, Albrecht Haushofer, Emil Frey, and Bongsang of Goguryeo. After him are John Kufuor, Princess Caroline of Great Britain, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Alfred Raoul, Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and King Jing of Zhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 209. Before him are Milena Pavlović-Barili, Đorđe Vujadinović, Margaret Sullavan, André Clot, Guillermo León Valencia, and Eva Justin. After him are Christophe Soglo, Eric Ambler, Riccardo Cassin, Marcel Balsa, Ștefan Dobay, and Adalbert Deșu. Among people deceased in 1994, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 185. Before him are Boris Yegorov, Robert Jungk, Vladimir Melanin, Ivan Sidorenko, Luis Donaldo Colosio, and Carmen McRae. After him are Helen Stephens, Maximilian von Edelsheim, Erich Buschenhagen, Ștefan Dobay, Carlos Lleras Restrepo, and Jānis Krūmiņš.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 17 out of 22. Before him are Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (1944), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Setthathirath (1534), and Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928). After him are Vang Pao (1929), Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), Pany Yathotou (1951), Ki Daophet Niuhuang (1972), Visay Phaphouvanin (1985), and Santisouk Inthavong (1999).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Phoumi Vongvichit ranks 16. Before him are Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Setthathirath (1534), and Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928). After him are Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), and Pany Yathotou (1951).

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