Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi Nosavan | |
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| Native name | ພູມີ ຫນໍ່ສວັນ |
| Born | January 27, 1920 Savannakhet, Laos, French Indochina |
| Died | November 3, 1985 (aged 65) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Service | Royal Lao Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1965 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles / wars | World War II First Indochina War Laotian Civil War |
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Major General Phoumi Nosavan (Lao: ພູມີ ຫນໍ່ສວັນ; 27 January 1920 – 3 November 1985) was a Laotian military officer who served as the military strongman of Laos during the Laotian Civil War in the 1960s.