The 2nd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), officially the Political Bureau of the 2nd Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, was elected in 1972 by the 1st Plenary Session of the
2nd Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the
2nd National Congress.
The 2nd Politburo witnessed dramatic debates on the topic of the transition to socialism, planned economic activity verus market relations and how to construct a people's democratic dictatorship. The Politburo was divideded between reformers such as
Kaysone Phomvihane
Kaysone Phomvihane (''Kraisorn Brahmavihara;'' , ; 13 December 1920 – 21 November 1992) was the first General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, leader of the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955 until his de ...
, who were influenced by economic reforms in China and Vietnam, and the followers of
Nouhak Phoumsavan that wanted to strengthen state-control and supported a traditional
planned economy
A planned economy is a type of economic system where investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economy-wide economic plans and production plans. A planned economy may use centralized, decentralized, ...
based on the Soviet model.
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1972 establishments in Laos
2nd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
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