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Choummaly Sayasone | |
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ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ | |
 Sayasone in 2015 | |
| General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 21 March 2006 – 22 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Khamtai Siphandone (asChairman) |
| Succeeded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| 5thPresident of Laos | |
| In office 8 June 2006 – 20 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong |
| Vice President | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| Preceded by | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Succeeded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| 3rdVice President of Laos | |
| In office 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006 | |
| President | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Preceded by | Oudom Khattigna |
| Succeeded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 15 August 1991 – 27 March 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Bounnhang Vorachith Sisavath Keobounphanh Khamtai Siphandon |
| Preceded by | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Succeeded by | Douangchay Phichit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1936-03-06)6 March 1936 (age 89) Attapeu,French Protectorate of Laos,French Indochina |
| Political party |  Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Keosaychay Sayasone (m. 1993; died 2021) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Laos |
Lieutenant GeneralChoummaly Sayasone (Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ; born 6 March 1936) is aLaotian politician who wasGeneral Secretary (supreme leader) of theLao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) andPresident of Laos (head of state) from 2006 to 2016.
Choummaly Sayasone was born inAttapeu. He joined theParty's Politburo in 1991 and was Minister of Defence from 1991 to 2001. Subsequently he was the thirdVice President of Laos from 2001 to 2006.
He was elected as the LPRP'sGeneral Secretary on 21 March 2006, in the aftermath of theParty's 8th Congress, by the first plenum of the eighth Central Committee, succeedingKhamtai Siphandone asde facto leader of Laos. He subsequently succeeded Siphandon as the 6thPresident of Laos on 8 June 2006.
In March 2011, he was reelected to his position as the LPRP's General Secretary at the9th LPRP Congress. In June 2011, he was re-elected as President of Laos at the seventh National Assembly.[1] He did not seek re-election to the LPRP Central Committee at the10th LPRP Congress in January 2016, indicating his retirement.[2]Bounnhang Vorachit was elected to succeed him as General Secretary on 22 January 2016.[3]
On 4 April 2021, Sayasone and his family were on a yacht inNam Ngum Lake, when there was a storm and the vessel capsized. Although initially feared dead,[4] Sayasone survived, but nine people died, including his wife,Keosaychay Sayasone, and his son.[5][6]
Cuba:
Order of José Martí (2015)[7]
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Gold Star Order (2006)[8]| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party 2006–2016 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Minister for Defence 1991–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice President of Laos 2001–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of Laos 2006–2016 | |
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