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Bounnhang Vorachith
ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ
Bounnhang Vorachith; ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 January 2016
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
President of Laos
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 April 2016
Prime Minister	Thongloun Sisoulith
Vice President	Phankham Viphavan
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
4th Vice President of Laos
	In office; 8 June 2006 – 20 April 2016
President	Choummaly Sayasone
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
Succeeded by	Phankham Viphavan
14th Prime Minister of Laos
	In office; 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006
President	Khamtai Siphandon
Preceded by	Sisavath Keobounphanh
Succeeded by	Bouasone Bouphavanh
Personal details
Born	15 August 1938 (age 86); Savannakhet, Laos
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary
Spouse	Khammeung Vorachith
Military service
Allegiance	Laos
Branch/service	LPAF
Rank	Colonel

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Bounnhang Vorachith (Template:Lang-lo; born 15 August 1938)^[3]^[4]^[5] is a Laotian politician who has been General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (de facto leader) and President of Laos (de jure head of state) since 2016. Previously he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001, as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, and as Vice President of Laos from 2006 to 2016.

Early life

Boungnang Vorachith joined the Pathet Lao resistance movement in 1951 and worked in the propaganda department of the armed forces in Savannakhet. In 1956, he was transferred to the fighting troops. He studied in Vietnam from 1958 to 1961, then returned to Laos to help prepare for the conquest of Luang Namtha Province. After the victory in Luang Namtha in 1962, he returned to Vietnam and studied at a military college.^[6]

In 1964, he returned to Laos and in 1969, became head of the organizing committee of the province Xieng Khuang. In 1972, he became Deputy Commander of the Northern Front in Luang Prabang Province. Here he also joined the coalition in 1974 and became party secretary of the defense forces of the neutral city Luang Prabang. In 1976 he became political leader of the armed forces of the northern half of the country. In 1978, he returned to Vietnam to study political theory. In 1981, he became political leader of the armed forces, and in the same year up to 1991, he also worked as Governor of Savannakhet Province until 1996, when he became Deputy Prime Minister.

Political career

Prior to becoming Prime Minister in 2001, he served as Deputy Prime Minister since 1996. In addition, he was from 1996 to 1999 Chairman of the Lao-Vietnamese Cooperation Committee and from 1999 to 2001 Minister of Finance. On March 26, 2001, he was elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Laos. On June 8, 2006, he was followed by the former 1st Deputy Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh in the office of Prime Minister. He himself became vice-president of the Democratic People's Republic of Laos on March 8, 2006 and thus deputy to Choummaly Sayasone.

Bounnhang's ties with Vietnam run deep. He underwent military training there and, after taking part in founding the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975, he studied socialist thought there.^[6]

He became Vice President on June 8, 2006, when Bouasone Bouphavanh was appointed as Prime Minister. At the 10th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, he was elected to succeed Choummaly Sayasone as General Secretary on 22 January 2016, effectively making him the leader of Laos.^[7] Boungnang Vorachith is married to Khammeung Vorachith and father of three sons and two daughters.

References

^ McPhillips, Jody (Aug 15, 2001). "Lao Prime Minister Begins Three-Day Visit". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Asian Survey". University of California Press. May 8, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ "ຊີວະປະຫວັດຫຍໍ້ຂອງ ທ່ານ ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ "ທ່ານ ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ - China Radio International". laos.cri.cn. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Profile: Laos' new president is last of old guard- Nikkei Asian Review". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
^ "Ruling communists in Laos promote VP as country's new leader", Associated Press, 22 January 2016.

External links

Biography courtesy of Burmese Government

Party political offices
Preceded by Choummaly Sayasone	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party 2016–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Sisavath Keobounphanh	Prime Minister of Laos 2001–2006	Succeeded by Bouasone Bouphavanh
Preceded by Choummaly Sayasone	Vice President of Laos 2006–2016	Succeeded by Phankham Viphavan
Preceded by Choummaly Sayasone	President of Laos 2016–present	Incumbent
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Najib Razak	Chairperson of ASEAN 2016	Succeeded by Rodrigo Duterte

[1] McPhillips, Jody (Aug 15, 2001). "Lao Prime Minister Begins Three-Day Visit". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Asian Survey". University of California Press. May 8, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via Google Books.

[4] "ຊີວະປະຫວັດຫຍໍ້ຂອງ ທ່ານ ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ". Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[5] "ທ່ານ ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ - China Radio International". laos.cri.cn. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[auto-6] "Profile: Laos' new president is last of old guard- Nikkei Asian Review". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2017-11-10.

[7] "Ruling communists in Laos promote VP as country's new leader", Associated Press, 22 January 2016.

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+'''Bounnhang Vorachith''' ({{lang-lo|ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ}}; born 15 August 1938)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7WQMAQAAMAAJ&q=Bounnhang+Vorachith+1937&dq=Bounnhang+Vorachith+1937&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDkKezv7DVAhWuZpoKHfJKCVkQ6AEIHDAA|title=Asian Survey|date=May 8, 2006|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=May 8, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tholakhong.com/2016/01/blog-post_68.html|title=ຊີວະປະຫວັດຫຍໍ້ຂອງ ທ່ານ ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ|accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://laos.cri.cn/741/2016/04/20/222s202245.htm|title=ທ່ານ ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ - China Radio International|website=laos.cri.cn|accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref> is a [[Laos|Laotian]] politician who has been [[General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party|General Secretary]] of the [[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]] (''de facto'' leader) and [[President of Laos]] (''de jure'' head of state) since 2016. Previously he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001, as [[Prime Minister of Laos|Prime Minister]] from 2001 to 2006, and as [[Vice President of Laos]] from 2006 to 2016.
 ==Early life==

v t e Heads of state of Laos
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Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975–)	Laos Kaysone Phomvihane Khamtai Siphandone Sisavath Keobounphanh Bounnhang Vorachit Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong Thongloun Sisoulith Phankham Viphavanh Sonexay Siphandone
† military

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