Prince Mangkra Souvanna Phouma of the

Kingdom of Laos The Kingdom of Laos was a landlocked country in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula. It was bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, North Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

(born 1938) is the son of Prince Souvanna Phouma.

Biography

Since 1975, he has been living in

exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...

in Paris, France. He is married to Tiao Oanna Rangsi and they have four children. Prince Mangkra Souvannaphouma is Founder and President of the Laos Committee for the Defense of Laws and People, which aims to remove the current government of

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

and establish a constitutional monarchy. He works along with other members of the Laos Royal Family such as Prince

Sauryavong Savang Prince Sauryavong Savang (22 January 1937 – 2 January 2018) was the youngest son of King Savang Vatthana of Laos. In 1965, he married Princess Dalavan and they had four children, Sthira Sauryavong, Dayavant Sauryavong, Balavant Sauryavong, and K ...

, Crown Prince

Soulivong Savang Crown Prince Soulivong Savang ( lo, ເຈົ້າຟ້າຊາຍມົງກຸດຣາຊະກຸມາຣ ສຸລິວົງສ໌ ສະຫວ່າງ; born 8 May 1963), grandson of the last King of Laos Savang Vatthana, is the prete ...

and Prince

Thayavong Savang Prince Thanyavong Savang ( lo, ເຈົ້າທັນວົງ ສະຫວ່າງ, born 17 April 1964) is a surviving member of the now deposed royal family of the Kingdom of Laos. He was born at the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang, Laos. His f ...

to establish a Constitutional Monarchy in

. Prince Mangkra Souvannaphouma also serves as a member of the Council of Regency of Laos. He believes that the Lao Royal family can provide for his people social and economic change to unify the people for a peaceful solution to all problems in Laos.

Awards

Mangkra Souvannaphouma has also received such awards as ''Commander of the Order of Social Merit'' and ''Knight of the

Grand Order of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

'', both of France.

External links

Prince Mangkra Souvannaphouma (French)
* ttp://www.laosnet.org/senat/photos.htm Photos of Prince Mangkra Souvannaphouma at the Association of France and Thailand & Laosbr>Prince Mangkra Souvannaphouma established the laosnet server at the Athenaeum of Beaune
1938 births Living people Laotian royalty Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Laotian people of French descent {{Laos-royal-stub