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One of three [[Laos|Laotian]] princes ([[Boun Oum]], '''Souvanna Phouma''', and [[Souphanouvong]]), who, after the [[Second War]], took a neutralist political position, and became interim Prime Minister under the French Union. he was later overthrown by a rightist coup by [[Kong Le]] in 1960, but the Geneva conference restored a coalition in 1962. That coalition broke up when the Communist Souphanouvong and [[Pathet Lao]] withdrew. | One of three [[Laos|Laotian]] princes ([[Boun Oum]], '''Souvanna Phouma''', and [[Souphanouvong]]), who, after the [[Second World War]], took a neutralist political position, and became interim Prime Minister under the French Union. he was later overthrown by a rightist coup by [[Kong Le]] in 1960, but the Geneva conference restored a coalition in 1962. That coalition broke up when the Communist Souphanouvong and [[Pathet Lao]] withdrew. |
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One of three Laotian princes (Boun Oum, Souvanna Phouma, and Souphanouvong), who, after the Second World War, took a neutralist political position, and became interim Prime Minister under the French Union. he was later overthrown by a rightist coup by Kong Le in 1960, but the Geneva conference restored a coalition in 1962. That coalition broke up when the Communist Souphanouvong and Pathet Lao withdrew.