Kindavong Explained

Prince Kindavong (Lao: ເຈົ້າກິດາວົງ, 1900 – 30 March 1951)[1] was a Laotian prince and the younger half-brother of Phetsarath Ratanavongsa. During World War II he was secretly sent by King Sisavang Vong to represent Laos to the Allied forces following the Japanese occupation of Laos and the royal capital at Luang Prabang on 7 April 1945.[2] He later became the 2nd Prime Minister of Laos from April 23, 1946 to March 15, 1947.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index Kc-Kj. 2020-08-03. www.rulers.org.
  2. U.S. Library of Congress Country Case Study, Laos, Events in 1945