Savang Vatthana

King Savang Vatthana (November 13, 1907 - June 13 (?), 1978) was the last king of the Kingdom of Laos.

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November 13 - 1907 - June 13 - 1978 - King - Kingdom of Laos

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He was born in Louang Phrabang, Laos, the son of King Sisavang Vong and Queen Kham-Oun I.

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Louang Phrabang - Laos - Sisavang Vong - Kham-Oun I

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On August 7, 1930, he married Queen Khamphoui and they had seven children, Crown Prince Vong Savang, Prince Sisavang Savang, Prince Savang , Prince Sauryavong Savang, Princess Savivanh Savang, and Princess Thala Savang.

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1930 - Khamphoui - Vong Savang - Sisavang Savang - Sauryavong Savang - Savivanh Savang - Thala Savang

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In 1951, he served as Prime Minister, and when his father became ill on August 20, 1959, he was assigned Regent.

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1951 - Regent

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On October 29, 1959, he acsended the throne upon the death of his father. He abdicated on December 2, 1975, after the communist revolution. In 1978, he was killed by his Pathet Lao captors in an internment camp in northern Laos, along with Queen Khamphoui and Crown Prince Vong Savang.

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1959 - 1975 - Communist - Pathet Lao - Khamphoui - Vong Savang

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Upon the news of the deaths of King Savang Vattana and Crown Prince Vong Savang, the King's youngest son Sauryavong Savang became the head of the Laotian royal family, acting as regent to his nephew Crown Prince Soulivong Savang.

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Sauryavong Savang - Regent - Soulivong Savang

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