About Somsavat Lengsavad
Born 1945. Somsavat Lengsavad is a Laotian politician.
Somsavat Lengsavad (; born 15 June 1945) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos. An ethnic Chinese, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Lin Xuguang), who hails from Luang Prabang with ancestry from Hainan, he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane.
In 1961 he joined the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and fought in the Laotian Civil War.
He became foreign minister in 1993 and served until 8 June 2006, when he was replaced by Thongloun Sisoulith.
Besides his native Lao, he is fluent in Standard Chinese and Vietnamese.
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Who is Somsavat Lengsavad?
Laotian politician
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Somsavat Lengsavad was born on 16 June 1945 in Luang Prabang Province.
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Somsavat Lengsavad is Laotian.
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