4th Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

The 4th Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), officially the Political Bureau of the 4th Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, was elected in 1986 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 4th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 4th National Congress.^[1]

By 1990 the Politburo was in bad shape.^[2] Souphanouvong was convalescing from a stroke he suffered in 1986, Nouhak Phoumsavan began failing intermittently and Kaysone Phomvihane was suffering from several bouts of illness.^[2]

Members

Rank	Name	Akson Lao	3rd POL	5th POL	Birth	Death	Type	Gender
1	Kaysone Phomvihane	ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ	Old	Reelected	1924	1992	Member	Male
2	Nouhak Phoumsavan	ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ	Old	Reelected	1920	2008	Member	Male
3	Souphanouvong	ສຸພານຸວົງ	Old	Retired	1909	1995	Member	Male
4	Phoumi Vongvichit	ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ	Old	Retired	1909	1994	Member	Male
5	Khamtai Siphandone	ຄໍາໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ	Old	Reelected	1924	—	Member	Male
6	Phoun Sipaseut	ພູນ ສີປະເສີດ	Old	Reelected	1920	1994	Member	Male
7	Sisomphon Lovansay	ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ	Old	Retired	1916	1993	Member	Male
8	Sisavath Keobounphanh	ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ	New	Not	1928	2020	Member	Male
9	Saly Vongkhamsao	ສາລີ ວົງຄໍາຊາວ	New	Died	1925	1991	Member	Male
10	Maichantan Sengmani	ໄມຈັນຕານ ແສງມະນີ	New	Reelected	1922	1999	Member	Male
11	Samane Vignaket	ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ	New	Reelected	1927	2016	Member	Male
12	Oudom Khattigna	ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ	New	Reelected	1931	1999	Alternate	Male
13	Choummaly Sayasone	ຈູມມາລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ	New	Reelected	1936	—	Alternate	Male
References: [3][1][4]

References

Specific

1. Meng 1987, p. 170–3.
2. Brown & Zasloff 1991, p. 142.
3. Stuart-Fox 2008, pp. 405–6.
4. "ກອງປ ະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ IV ຂອງພັກ (13-15/11/1986)" [4th Party Congress (13–15/11/1986)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

Bibliography

Books:

• Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6411-5.

Articles and journals:

• Brown, MacAlister; Zasloff, Joseph J. (1991). "LAOS 1990: Socialism Postponed but Leadership Intact". Southeast Asian Affairs. ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute: 141–158.
• Meng, Ng Shui (1987). "LAOS IN 1986: Into the Second Decade of National Reconstruction". Asian Survey. ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute: 177–193. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.
• Stuart-Fox, Martin (1992). "LAOS 1991: On the Defensive". Southeast Asian Affairs. ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute: 163–180. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.