Phoumi Nosavan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Phoumi Nosavan, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Laos.

4 records1959–19634 events2 places

Chronological biography

1959

Military Influence1959

Warfare / Laotian Civil War · General · Royal Lao Army officer · Vientiane

Becomes a central right-wing military figure during the opening phase of the civil war

1960

Savannakhet Base9 1960

Government / Government of Laos · General · Right-wing general · Savannakhet

Organizes resistance to Kong Le and Souvanna Phouma from southern Laos

Countercoup12 1960

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General · Right-wing Lao commander · Savannakhet

Organizes right-wing forces against Kong Le's neutralists

1963

Political Pressure1963

Warfare / Laotian Civil War · General · Right-wing general · Vientiane

Continues to contest the neutralist coalition authority

Titles and roles

General · Right-wing general · General · Right-wing Lao commander · General · Royal Lao Army officer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.