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Thongsing Thammavong

prime minister of Laos
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Thongsing Thammavong served as the prime minister of Laos. He was part of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), which has controlled the country since 1975. Thammavong was prime minister from 2010 until April 2016, when he was succeeded by Thongloun Sisoulith. The LPRP, a communist party, guides the political system, with top government positions held by high-ranking party members. The constitution of 1991 designates the LPRP as the "leading nucleus" of the political system.123

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  1. Laos - Constitutional framework
  2. history of Laos
  3. Laos - The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  4. Kaysone Phomvihan
  5. Luang Phibunsongkhram
  6. Thailand - The postwar crisis and the return of Phibunsongkhram
  7. history of Thailand - The postwar crisis and the return of Phibunsongkhram

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