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Bounnhang Vorachith

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Preceded by
  
Choummaly Sayasone

Role
  
Vice President of Laos

Name
  
Bounnhang Vorachith


Political party
  
PPPL

Resigned
  
June 8, 2006

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Born
  
15 August 1937 (age 86) Laos, French Indochina (
1937-08-15
)

Party
  
Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Previous office
  
Prime Minister of Laos (2001–2006)

Office
  
Vice President of Laos since 2006

Preceded by
  
Sisavath Keobounphanh

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Bounnhang Vorachith (Lao: ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ; born August 15, 1937) is a Laotian politician who has been General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (de facto leader) and President of Laos (de jure head of state) since 2016. Previously he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001, as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, and as Vice President of Laos from 2006 to 2016.

Bounnhang Vorachith General Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President

He became Vice President on June 8, 2006, when Bouasone Bouphavanh was appointed as Prime Minister.

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At the 10th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, he was elected to succeed Choummaly Sayasone as General Secretary on 22 January 2016, effectively making him the leader of Laos.

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References

Bounnhang Vorachith Wikipedia
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