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Also Known As Prince Souphanouvong
Born July 13, 1909 • Louangphrabang • Laos
Died January 9, 1995 (aged 85) • Laos
Title / Office president (1975-1986), Laos
Founder Pathet Lao
Katay Don Sasorith
prime minister of Laos
Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
Laotian political leader
Kaysone Phomvihan
president of Laos
Si Votha
Cambodian prince
Do Muoi
Vietnamese political leader
Calixto García Iñiguez
Cuban revolutionary leader
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
president of North Vietnam
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general
Habib Bourguiba
president of Tunisia
Abd el-Krim
Berber leader
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta
president of Kenya
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Udham Singh
Indian revolutionary
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba
Congolese politician
Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian statesman
Sukarno
Sukarno
president of Indonesia