3rd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

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The 3rd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), officially the Political Bureau of the 3rd Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, was elected in 1982 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 3rd Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 3rd National Congress.^[1]

Members

Rank	Name	Akson Lao	2nd POL	4th POL	Birth	Death	Gender
1	Kaysone Phomvihane	ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ	Old	Reelected	1924	1992	Male
2	Nouhak Phoumsavan	ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ	Old	Reelected	1920	2008	Male
3	Souphanouvong	ສຸພານຸວົງ	Old	Reelected	1909	1995	Male
4	Phoumi Vongvichit	ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ	Old	Reelected	1909	1994	Male
5	Khamtai Siphandone	ຄໍາໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ	Old	Reelected	1924	—	Male
6	Phoun Sipaseut	ພູນ ສີປະເສີດ	Old	Reelected	1920	1994	Male
7	Sisomphon Lovansay	ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ	Old	Reelected	1916	1993	Male
References: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

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References

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1 2 Thayer 1983, p. 49–51.
↑ Stuart-Fox 2008, pp. 405–6.
↑ "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ III ຂອງພັກ (3–6/2/1972)" [3rd Party Congress (3–6/2/1972)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

Bibliography

Books:

Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81086-411-5.

Articles and journals:

Thayer, Carlyle A. (1983). "Laos in 1983: Pragmatism in the Transition to Socialism". Asian Survey . University of California Press. 24 (1): 49–59. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.

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[FOOTNOTEThayer198349–51-1] 1 2 Thayer 1983, p. 49–51.

[FOOTNOTEStuart-Fox2008405–6-2] Stuart-Fox 2008, pp. 405–6.

[3rd_LPRP-3] "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ III ຂອງພັກ (3–6/2/1972)" [3rd Party Congress (3–6/2/1972)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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