Souphanouvong

His Excellency
Prince Souphanouvong
His Excellency Prince Souphanouvong
ສຸພານຸວົງ
	Souphanouvong c. 1978
1st President of Laos
	In office; 2 December 1975 – 29 October 1986
Prime Minister	Kaysone Phomvihane
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Phoumi Vongvichit (Acting)
President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
	In office; 2 December 1975 – 25 November 1986
Prime Minister	Kaysone Phomvihane
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sisomphone Lovansay (Acting)
Monarch	In office; 23 March 1962 – June 1974
Kingdom of Laos Cabinet
Minister of Economy and Planning
	In office; 23 March 1962 – June 1974
Monarch	Sisavang Vatthana
Prime Minister	Souvanna Phouma
Deputy	Khamfeuane Tounalom
Preceded by	Ngone Sananikone
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Vice Prime Minister of Laos
	In office; 6 March 1967 – June 1974 Serving with Leuam Insixiengmay
Monarch	Sisavang Vatthana
Prime Minister	Souvanna Phouma
Preceded by	Ngone Sananikone
Succeeded by	Position abolished
	In office; 23 March 1962 – 22 May 1963 Serving with Phoumi Nosavan
Monarch	Sisavang Vatthana
Prime Minister	Souvanna Phouma
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Planning, Reconstruction, and Rural Development
	In office; 18 November 1957 – 23 July 1958
Monarch	Sisavang Vong
Prime Minister	Souvanna Phouma
Preceded by	Leuam Insixiengmay
Succeeded by	Phoui Sananikone
Minister of Construction and Rural Development
	In office; 21 March 1956 – 23 July 1957
Monarch	Sisavang Vong
Prime Minister	Souvanna Phouma
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Phoui Sananikone
President of the Laos National Assembly
	In office; May 1958 – July 1959
Succeeded by	Pheng Phongsavan
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; May 1958 – Unknown
Succeeded by
Prime Minister	In office; 15 April 1946 – August 1946
Lao Issara Government
Minister of Defence and Military Affairs
	In office; 15 April 1946 – August 1946
Prime Minister	Khammao Vilay
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tiao Kindavong
Minister of Defence and Telecommunications
	In office; 12 October 1945 – 15 April 1946
Prime Minister	Khammao Vilay
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thongdee Sounthonevichit
Personal details
Born	13 July 1909; Palace Sisouvanna, Xieng Dong, Luang-Prabang, French Laos
Died	9 January 1995 (aged 85); Vientiane, Laos
Citizenship	Laotian; French;
Nationality	Laotian
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Other political; affiliations	Lao Front for National Development
Spouse	Nguyen Thi Ky Nam (m. 1938) (1921-2006)
Relations	Lao Royal Family
Parents	Princess Khamouane; Prince Bounkhong;
Relatives	Souvanna Phomma; Phetsarath Ratanavongsa; Souvanna Phouma;
Education	Lycée Albert Sarraut, Hanoi;
Alma mater	École nationale des ponts et chaussées;
Occupation	Politician; Revolutionary; Statesman;
Awards	See list
Nickname	Red Prince
Military service
Allegiance	Pathet Lao
Commands	Lao Issara
Battles/wars	Indochina Wars; • August Revolution; • Laotian Civil War;

Prince Souphanouvong (13 July 1909 – 9 January 1995; Lao: ສຸພານຸວົງ), nicknamed the Red Prince, was along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. He was the President of Laos from December 1975 to October 1986.

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