Prince Kindavong (; 1900 in

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

– 30 March 1951) was a Laotian politician, prince, and the younger half-brother of Phetsarath Ratanavongsa. During

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he was secretly sent by King Sisavang Vong to represent

to the Allied forces following the Japanese occupation of Laos and the royal capital at

Luang Prabang Luang Prabang (Lao language, Lao: wikt:ຫຼວງພະບາງ, ຫຼວງພະບາງ, pronounced ), historically known as Xieng Thong (ຊຽງທອງ) and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Lu ...

on 7 April 1945.U.S.

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Country Case Study, Laos
Events in 1945
/ref> He later became the 2nd Prime Minister of Laos from April 23, 1946 to March 15, 1947.

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Laotian princes Prime ministers of Laos 1900 births 1951 deaths {{Laos-royal-stub