Katay Don Sasorith
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Katay Don Sasorith was a Laos
nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of Laos (1954—1956).
After working as a civil servant, Katay became chief spokesman of the national resistance movement against the Japanese and then the French, during and after World War II
. He held a short-lived post as minister of finance in the provisional government, but had to join the government in exile in Thailand
. He published a newspaper under the pseudonym William Rabbit (Katay meaning rabbit).
After returning to Vientiane in 1949, Katay was elected prime minister in 1954. In that position, he managed to play on U.S. fears of the Viet Minh
invading Laos to get substantial aid for his country. He was succeeded in 1956 by prince Souvanna Phouma
.
Katay Don Sasorith died in Vientiane, Laos.
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of Laos (1954—1956).
After working as a civil servant, Katay became chief spokesman of the national resistance movement against the Japanese and then the French, during and after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He held a short-lived post as minister of finance in the provisional government, but had to join the government in exile in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. He published a newspaper under the pseudonym William Rabbit (Katay meaning rabbit).
After returning to Vientiane in 1949, Katay was elected prime minister in 1954. In that position, he managed to play on U.S. fears of the Viet Minh
Viet Minh
Việt Minh was a national independence coalition formed at Pac Bo on May 19, 1941. The Việt Minh initially formed to seek independence for Vietnam from the French Empire. When the Japanese occupation began, the Việt Minh opposed Japan with support from the United States and the Republic of China...
invading Laos to get substantial aid for his country. He was succeeded in 1956 by prince Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna Phouma
Prince Souvanna Phouma was the leader of the neutralist faction and prime minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times, from 1951–1952, 1956–1958, 1960 and 1962-1975.-Early life:...
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Katay Don Sasorith died in Vientiane, Laos.
Works
- Contribution à l’histoire du mouvement d’indépendance national Lao ("Contribution to the History of the Lao National Independence Movement", 1948)