Phoumi Nosavan (Lao: ພູມີ ຫນໍ່ສວັນ; 27 January 1920 – 3 November 1985) was a military strongman who is a prominent figure in the history of the Kingdom...
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about a pivotal change of government in the Kingdom of Laos. General Phoumi Nosavan established himself as the strongman running Laos in a bloodless coup...
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whom he would back to counter the coup. The front runner was General Phoumi Nosavan, first cousins with the prime minister of Thailand, Field Marshal Sarit...
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Fidel Castro, established a communist-ruled Cuba. 1959 Laotian coup: Phoumi Nosavan took control of Laos in a bloodless coup. 1959 Sudanese coup attempt:...
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remark to Phoumi Nosavan that he was stupidly self-destructive was one of his kinder statements. Shortly afterwards, on May 6, 1962, Phoumi Nosavan led his...
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Once ousted by the U.S.-backed 14 December 1960 countercoup by General Phoumi Nosavan, Kong Le and his paras retreated to the strategic Plain of Jars, gathering...
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1964 Laotian coups (section Phoumi's coup)
with the Pathet Lao communists. On 4 August 1964, Defense Minister Phoumi Nosavan attempted to take over Vientiane with a training battalion. This coup...
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Fought between 13 and 16 December 1960, the battle ended with General Phoumi Nosavan winning control of the Kingdom of Laos with the aid of the Royal Thai...
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minister Sarit was a patron of his cousin, the Lao strongman General Phoumi Nosavan, against the communist Pathet Lao guerrillas in the neighboring Kingdom...
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1960 which was supported by Lao leaders Phoui Sananikone and General Phoumi Nosavan, and the Hmong leader General Vang Pao. Prince Souvanna Phouma (7 October...
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