2006 In Laos
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Laos. Incumbents * President: Khamtai Siphandon (until 8 June), Choummaly Sayasone (starting 8 June) * Vice President: Choummaly Sayasone (until 8 June), Bounnhang Vorachith (starting 8 June) * Prime Minister: Bounnhang Vorachith (until 8 June), Bouasone Bouphavanh (starting 8 June) Events *date unknown - 2006 Lao League *18-21 March - 8th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party *30 April - 2006 Laotian parliamentary election References Years of the 21st century in Laos Laos 2000s in Laos Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms: Luang Phrabang, Vientiane and Champasak. In ...
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President Of Laos
The president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos. The current president is Thongloun Sisoulith, since 22 March 2021. He was previously elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Laos' most powerful position in January 2021, ranking him first in the Politburo. History Background The office of the President of the People's Democratic Republic traces its lineage back to Prince Souphanouvong, the first President of the People's Democratic Republic, a member of the deposed royal family and one of the Three Princes, who became President when the former Kingdom of Laos was overthrow by the Pathet Lao in 1975, at the end of the Laotian Civil War. Duties and rights Term limits The president is elected by the National Assembly for a term of five years, with no term limits. A candidate must receive at least two-thirds support from lawmakers present and voting in order to be elected. Role and authority The president re ...
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Khamtai Siphandon
General Khamtai Siphandone ( lo, ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; born 8 February 1924)Joseph Chinyong Liow''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia''(fourth edition, 2015), Routledge, page 212. is a Laotian politician who was Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 24 November 1992 to 21 March 2006 and President of LaosDoeden, Matt (2007) ''Laos in Pictures'', Lerner Publishing Group, , p. 71 from 24 February 1998 to 8 June 2006, when he was replaced by Choummaly Sayasone. He was a member of the Communist Party of Indochina in 1954 and a member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party in 1956. Early life Siphandone comes from a peasant family from the far south of Laos. His first job was as a postman. He joined the national liberation movement Lao Issara after the end of the Second World War, which stood for the independence of Laos and against the return of the French protectorate administration. Before the French regai ...
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Vice President Of Laos
The vice president of Laos is the political position in Laos created in 1996. The Vice President is elected by the National Assembly of Laos. The history of the office holders follows. See also * President of Laos *List of current vice presidents This is a list of vice presidential or similar positions, and the current office holders: Member states of the United Nations Countries with a vice president (or similar position) Countries with a ''ex-officio'' Designated Acting Head of S ... References Politics of Laos Laos 1996 establishments in Laos {{gov-job-stub ...
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Bounnhang Vorachith
Bounnhang Vorachit ( lo, ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ; born 15 August 1938) is a Laotian politician. He was previously General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos from 2016 to 2021. Early life Bounnhang Vorachit joined the Pathet Lao resistance movement in 1951 and worked in the propaganda department of the armed forces in Savannakhet. In 1956, he was transferred to the fighting troops. He studied in Vietnam from 1958 to 1961, then returned to Laos to help prepare for the conquest of Luang Namtha Province. After the victory in Luang Namtha in 1962, he returned to Vietnam and studied at a military college. In 1964, he returned to Laos and in 1969, became head of the organizing committee of the province Xieng Khuang. In 1972, he became Deputy Commander of the Northern Front in Luang Prabang Province. Here he also joined the coalition in 1974 and became party secretary of the defence forces of the neutral city Luang Prabang. In 1976 ...
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Prime Minister Of Laos
The Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, formerly the chairman of the Council of Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the head of government of Laos. The highest position in the government, they direct the country's executive branch. The prime minister is accountable to the president, the National Assembly and the country's only legal party: the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The current prime minister is Phankham Viphavanh, who was elected in 2021. The Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was the first Laotian state to establish the office of prime minister. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Laos, ratified in 1947, established the post of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos. The kingdom was abolished on 2 December 1975, when the National Congress of People's Representatives established the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The congress established the office of prime minister, forming the First Government on that day. The Supre ...
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Bouasone Bouphavanh
Bouasone Bouphavanh ( Lao: ບົວສອນ ບູບຜາວັນ; born 3 June 1954) is a Laotian politician who was Prime Minister of Laos from 2006 to 2010. He was officially appointed to the office by the National Assembly of Laos on 8 June 2006, during a major government reshuffle. He replaced Bounnhang Vorachith who became vice president. Bouasone had previously served as first deputy prime minister since October 3, 2003. Before that, he was third deputy prime minister and was president of the State Planning Committee. He ranks seventh in the Politburo. He was replaced as Prime Minister on 23 December 2010 by Thongsing Thammavong. Now, Bouasone Bouphavanh currently serves as head of the Lao Party Central Committee's Commission for Economic Development Strategy Research. Career He was educated at a primary school and secondary school in Salavan Province and Champasak Province from 1961 to 1974 and later at the Communist Party Institute in Moscow in the Soviet Union from ...
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2006 Lao League
Statistics of Lao League in the 2006 season. Overview Vientiane FC won the championship. ReferencesRSSSF Lao Premier League seasons 1 Laos Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

8th Congress Of The Lao People's Revolutionary Party
The 8th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party was held in Vientiane from 18–21 March 2006. The congress occurs once every five years. A total of 498 delegates represented the party's 148,590 card-carrying members. Central Committee composition The 8th Congress elected the 8th Central Committee, in which 55 officials were elected to a seat. An estimated 40 percent of the members of the 7th Central Committee retired from active politics, and were succeeded by 19 officials from wide ethnic backgrounds. The average age of the new members was 51, versus 60 for the older members. Of the 19, six of them had doctorates, with the majority having doctorates in Marxist–Leninist studies. The majority of them had either a background from the Political Department of the Lao People's Army or from the party's Central School. According to a dispatch by the American Embassy in Laos "The new CC entral Committeemay be younger, but it is no less Communist." Members of the 7th ...
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2006 Laotian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 30 April 2006.Laos: Elections held in 2006
IPU The ruling (LPRP) won 113 of the 115 seats in the sixth National Assembly.

Campaign

A total of 175 candidates contested the 115 seats, of which 173 were members of the LPRP.

Results

References

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2006 In Laos
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Laos. Incumbents * President: Khamtai Siphandon (until 8 June), Choummaly Sayasone (starting 8 June) * Vice President: Choummaly Sayasone (until 8 June), Bounnhang Vorachith (starting 8 June) * Prime Minister: Bounnhang Vorachith (until 8 June), Bouasone Bouphavanh (starting 8 June) Events *date unknown - 2006 Lao League *18-21 March - 8th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party *30 April - 2006 Laotian parliamentary election References Years of the 21st century in Laos Laos 2000s in Laos Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...