Hang Sao

Hang Sao (Haam Choj, a given Mong name; 1939–2004) was a prominent figure in the Laotian Civil War. He was raised in the city of Pah Leong, Xieng Khoua. Hang Sao served in the

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from 1961 to 1975. In 1969, he was appointed to the post of Lieutenant Colonel by General Oun Latikun and

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Souvanhna. He also served as an advisor to General

Vang Pao Vang Pao ( RPA: ''Vaj Pov'' , Lao: ວັງປາວ; 8 December 1929 – 6 January 2011) was a major general in the Royal Lao Army. He was a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States. He was also known as General Vang ...

during the conflict. Hang Sao and his family emigrated from Laos to

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in 1976, and then to the

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: first to

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, Washington in 1978, and finally to

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in 1984. In 1982, Hang Sao was appointed as Deputy Minister of Interior by the Royal Lao Government in Exile and in 1992, he was appointed as an advisor to the

King of Laos The Lao People's Democratic Republic is the modern state derived from the final Kingdom of Laos. The political source of Lao history and cultural identity is the Tai kingdom of Lan Xang, which during its apogee emerged as one of the largest kin ...

in-exile, LangXang Houng Kau. Hang Sao earned his

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in 1995, and was elected to ten

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es. He was active in the

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community until his death in 2004. 1939 births 2004 deaths Laotian anti-communists Laotian exiles Laotian emigrants to the United States People from Xiangkhouang province Hmong activists {{Laos-mil-bio-stub