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Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone (born March 6, 1936 in Attapu) is President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and General Secretary (leader) of the communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party. He was elected as General Secretary on March 21, 2006 by the party's 8th Congress, succeeding Khamtai Siphandon, and he subsequently succeeded Siphandon as President on June 8, 2006.

Sayasone joined the party's Politburo in 2001 and served as Vice President from 2001 to 2006. He also served for a time as Minister of Defense.

External links

• "Laos gets new communist chief," Bangkok Post article 21 March 2006
• "New leadership approved in Laos," BBC, 8 June 2006
• "Choummaly endorsed as president of Laos," The Nation, 9 June 2006

v • d • e Heads of state of Laos Kingdom of Laos Kings (1949-1975) Sisavang Vong · Savang Vatthana Lao People's Democratic Republic Presidents (1975-) Souphanouvong · Phoumi Vongvichit* · Kaysone Phomvihane · Nouhak Phoumsavanh · Khamtai Siphandon · Choummaly Sayasone * acting for Souphanouvong

v • d • e Vice Presidents of Laos, 1996- Sisavath Keobounphanh · Oudom Khattigna · Choummaly Sayasone · Bounnhang Vorachith

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