Vang Pao

Vang Pao
Vang Pao
	Vang in 2004
Native name	Vaj Pov
Born	8 December 1929; Nonghet, Xiangkhouang, French Indochina
Died	6 January 2011 (aged 81); Clovis, California, U.S.
Allegiance	French Indochina; Kingdom of Laos; United States of America;
Branch	French Army; Royal Lao Army;
Years of service	?–1975
Rank	Major general;
Commands	GCMA Laos; "Secret Army";
Battles / wars	Second Sino-Japanese War; First Indochina War; Laotian Civil War; Second Indochina War;
Nationality	Hmong, Laotian

Vang Pao (RPA: Vaj Pov [vâ pɔ̌], Lao: ວັງປາວ; 8 December 1929 – 6 January 2011) was a Major general in the Royal Lao Army and later a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States.