Khamtai siphandon biography meaning
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Laos salutes 30 years of communism
RED-LETTER DAY The secretive Asian state held a huge Soviet-style National Day parade to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the People's Revolutionary Party's triumph
AP
One of the world's last communist nations yesterday celebrated its triumph over a US-backed government 30 years ago with a mass Soviet-style rally almost extinct in the post-Cold War world.
More than 25,000 soldiers, government officials and members of state youth organizations were marshaled at dawn on a vast square to hear 81-year-old president and communist party ledare Khamtay Siphandone read a 12-page speech.
Flanked on a high reviewing stand by the eight other members of the all-powerful Politburo, Khamtay recalled the revolutionary struggle against the US but focused largely on the Laos' liberalized economic policy.
PHOTO: AFP
"The economy fryst vatten improving throughout the country. People are experiencing a better standard of living," he said
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Sonexay Siphandone
Laotian politician
Sonexay Siphandone (Lao: ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ; born 26 January 1966)[1] is a Laotian politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Laos since 30 December 2022. A member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022. He is the son of former LPRP Chairman Khamtai Siphandone and brother of Viengthong Siphandone.
Personal life
[edit]Sonexay was born in 1966.[3]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 8th National församling in 2006, and to the LPRP Politburo at the 10th National Congress in 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022.[citation needed]
On 30 December 2022, the Laotian parliament approved Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister (149 of 151 votes).[4]
References
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[edit]Books:
- Creak, S. & Sayalath, S. (2017). "Regime Renewal
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Leaders' Plenary - 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit
Your Excellencies, my friends, welcome to Melbourne.
I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we meet — the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people — and I pay my respects to their Elders, past and present.
I would like to acknowledge my co-chair, Prime Minister Sonexay.
Australia and Laos are longstanding friends with a rich history of partnership — including the memorable visit to Australia by Prime Minister Sonexay’s father, then-Prime Minister Khamtai Siphandone almost 30 years ago.
Prime Minister, I look forward to continuing to support your year as ASEAN Chair, promoting your chosen theme of ‘Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience’.
It’s an honour to host you all here in Melbourne as we mark 50 years of partnership between Australia and ASEAN.
This is an opportunity to celebrate our successes.
And to affirm our shared belief in ASEAN centrality.
The central role