Somsavat Lengsavad
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Somsavat Lengsavad is a deputy prime minister of Laos
. An ethnic Chinese
, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Ling Xu Guang) , who hails from Luang Prabang
with ancestry from Hainan
, he was a protege of Kaysone Phomvihane
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He became foreign minister in 1993 and served until June 8, 2006, when he was replaced by Thongloun Sisoulith
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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...
. An ethnic Chinese
Laotian Chinese
The Laotian Chinese are an overseas Chinese community who live in Laos. At present they constitute an estimated 2% of the population. Most Laotian Chinese are descendants of older generations who moved down from the Southern China provinces from the 19th century and present.Most have ancestry from...
, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Ling Xu Guang) , who hails from Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang , is a city located in north central Laos, where the Nam Khan river meets the Mekong River about north of Vientiane. It is the capital of Luang Prabang Province...
with ancestry from Hainan
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
, he was a protege of Kaysone Phomvihane
Kaysone Phomvihane
Kaysone Phomvihane was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955, though Souphanouvong served in a figurehead role...
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He became foreign minister in 1993 and served until June 8, 2006, when he was replaced by Thongloun Sisoulith
Thongloun Sisoulith
Thongloun Sisoulith is a Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, as well as the current Foreign Minister. He became Deputy Prime Minister and President of the State Planning Committee on March 27, 2001, and subsequently he was appointed as Foreign Minister on June 8, 2006, replacing Somsavat Lengsavad...
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