2nd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Meeting of the 2nd Politburo circa 1972.

The 2nd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), officially the Political Bureau of the 2nd Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, was elected in 1972 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 2nd Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 2nd National Congress.[1]

The 2nd Politburo witnessed dramatic debates on the topic of the transition to socialism, planned economic activity verus market relations and how to construct a people's democratic dictatorship.[2] The Politburo was divideded between reformers such as Kaysone Phomvihane, who were influenced by economic reforms in China and Vietnam, and the followers of Nouhak Phoumsavan that wanted to strengthen state-control and supported a traditional planned economy based on the Soviet model.[2]

Members

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

References

Specific

  1. ^ Brown & Zasloff 1977, p. 108.
  2. ^ a b Yamada 2018, p. 721–5.
  3. ^ Thayer 1983, p. 49–51.
  4. ^ Stuart-Fox 2008, pp. 405–6.
  5. ^ "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ II ຂອງພັກ (3–6/2/1972)" [2nd 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:

  • Brown, MacAlister; Zasloff, Joseph J. (February 1977). "Laos 1976: Faltering First Steps toward Socialism". Asian Survey. 17 (2). University of California Press: 107–117. doi:10.2307/2643469. JSTOR 2643469.
  • Thayer, Carlyle A. (1983). "Laos in 1983: Pragmatism in the Transition to Socialism". Asian Survey. 24 (1). University of California Press: 49–59. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.
  • Yamada, Norihiko (2018). "Legitimation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party: Socialism, Chintanakan Mai (New Thinking) and Reform". Journal of Contemporary Asia. 58 (5): 717–738. doi:10.1080/00472336.2018.1439081. S2CID 158837854.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Central Committee
Leaders
Decision-making bodies
Work organs
Publications
National CongressLeadership sittings
Politburo
Secretariat
Inspection
Central Committee
Wider organizationIdeology
Category


Stub icon

This Laos-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article about politics in Asia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e