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Touby Lyfoung
Touby Lyfoung ( RPA: Tub Npis Lis Foom , Pahawh: : 1917–1979) was a Hmong political and military leader. Born in 1917 in Nong Het, Laos, he became the first Hmong politician to achieve national prominence. During his long career, which began under French colonial rule and extended to the communist takeover in 1975, he supported the Royal Lao Government and American involvement in the Secret War. Under French rule Touby Lyfoung was the son of Ly Xia Foung, a very well respected man among the Hmong community of Laos, and the grandson-in-law of Lo Bliayao, one of the first Hmong to gain leadership position in the Laotian government. Coming from a rich and well known family, Touby was able to attend schools in the lowlands of Laos and sent to study in Vietnam as well. Touby studied at the French Lycée, School of Law, and the Administration in Vientiane. The French were impressed by his education, for he was the only Hmong to have attained such an education in the French col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nong Het, Laos
Nong Het, also Nong Haet, Nonghet, Muang Nonghet or Nonghed, is a market town in Xiangkhouang Province in northeastern Laos, located about from the border with Vietnam. It is the principal town of Nong Het District. It is located along Route 7, east of Phonsavan, along the road which passes through Muang Kham and Ban Na Sala on the way to Nong Haet. Bus companies operating in the area have increased to cater for tourists. The population is primarily Hmong peoples. History Nong Het has a turbulent history of battles between the Ly and Moua warriors, Red Laotians and the Hmong. The Red Laotians once invaded, tying up local leaders and robbing the wealthy of the town. Historically, two Hmong families have shared power in Nong Het, the Lo clan and the Ly clan. In 1917, the French appointed Lo Bliayao of the Lo clan as chief of Non Het. The strategical position of Nong Het meant that it was an "important resupply and transshipment point" during the Indochinese and Vietnam War, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faydang Lobliayao
Faydang Lobliayao (Romanized Popular Alphabet, RPA: ''Faiv Ntaj Lauj Npliaj Yob'', Pahawh Hmong, Pahawh: ; the family name in traditional Hmong is Lo, 1910 – 12 July 1986) was a Hmong leading politician in Laos during the First Indochina War, anti-French Colonial Regime war in the period of 1947-1954 and the Laotian Civil War, American Secret War in Indochina in the period of 1955-1975. Faydang was the son of ''Kiatong'' Lo Bliayao (Romanized Popular Alphabet, RPA: ''Kiabtoom Lauj Npliaj Yob'').(This is not a true statement, The Tasseng position was transferred to Faydang's own brother Chong Tou Lo, who was a brother-in-law of Touby Lyfoung, Touby Ly Foung.Sucheng Chan, ''Hmong means free, Life in Laos and America'', Temple university press, 1994, , p.9-11 Later, Touby Lyfoung, Ly Foung wanted the Taseng position for himself but Faydang disagreed and wanted the position divide into 2 Tasseng for the 2 brothers. Touby Lyfoung, Ly Foung disagreed and engaged military against Faydang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
