Bio: Kaysone Phomvihane 13
December 1920 21 November
1992 was the leader of the
Lao Peoples Revolutionary
Party from 1955 though
Souphanouvong served in a
figurehead role. He served as
the first Prime Minister of the
Lao Peoples Democratic
Republic from 1975 to 1991
and then as President from
1991 until his death a year
later in 1992.