Vong Savang ( lo, ເຈົ້າຟ້າຊາຍມົງກຸດຣາຊະກຸມາຣວົງສະຫວ່າງ; 27 September 1931 – 2 May 1978) was the Crown Prince to throne 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 Post-independence Burma, 1948–1962, Burma and China to the northwest, North Vietnam to the east, Kingdom of Cambodi ...
. After the
Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) was a civil war in Laos which was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. It is associated with the Cambodian Civil War and the Vietnam War ...
in 1975, he and his family were arrested by the
Pathet Lao
The Pathet Lao ( lo, ປະເທດລາວ, translit=Pa thēt Lāo, translation=Lao Nation), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group ...
and sent to re-education camps, where they died.
Early life
He was born on 27 September 1931, at the Royal Palace
Luang Prabang
Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r ...
,
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...
to King
Savang Vatthana
Sisavang Vatthana ( lo, ພຣະບາທສົມເດັຈພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິຕສີສວ່າງວັດທະນາ) or sometimes Savang Vatthana (full title: Samdach Brhat Chao Mavattaha Sri Vitha Lan X ...
and Queen
Khamphoui
Khamphoui ( lo, ພຣະອັຄຣະມະເຫສີເຈົ້າຍິງຄຳຜຸຍ/ພຣະນາງຄຳຜຸຍ; 12 July 1912 – 1982?) was the Queen of Laos by marriage to Sisavang Vatthana, the second (and last) King of L ...
. He was educated at
Montpellier University
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and later École sciences et politiques in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
. He became the Crown Prince (''Anga Mahkuta Raja Kumara'') on 29 October 1962, and married Princess Mahneelai Panya (born 29 December 1941) on 4 August 1962. They had four sons and three daughters.
Death
Having read the royal rescript of abdication of his father on 2 December 1975, he lived in a private residence with his family until 1977, when they were arrested and taken to northern Laos and placed in a re-education camp. He reportedly died there on 2 May 1978.
Issue
The children of Vong Savang and Mahneelai are:
Honours
National
* Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol.
* Medal of the Reign of King Sisavang Vong, 1st class.
* Medal of the Reign of King Savang Vatthana, 1st class.
Foreign
* : Knight Grand Cordon of the
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (April 1965).
* : Knight Grand Cross of the
Royal Order of Cambodia.
* : King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).
* : King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal, First Class (13 July 1962).
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References
External links
Laos – "seminar Camps" And The Death Of King Savang Vatthana
1931 births
Missing people
Heirs apparent who never acceded
Laotian royalty
Pretenders to the Laotian throne
Murdered royalty
1978 deaths
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