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Pacific Coast League

The **Pacific Coast League** (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the Western United States. Like the International League, the PCL plays at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball (MLB).

The league started in 1903 and was a popular baseball league in the region until 1958 when MLB teams moved there and MLB games began to be shown on television. It was named the Pacific Coast League because it started with only teams from the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, which are next to the Pacific Ocean. After MLB took control of Minor League Baseball in 2021, it was called the **Triple-A West** for one season before going back to the PCL name in 2022.

## Teams

|scope="col"|Division|scope="col"|Team|scope="col"|Founded|scope="col"|MLB affiliation|scope="col"|Affiliated|scope="col"|City|scope="col"|Stadium|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|2003|Colorado Rockies|align=center|2015|Albuquerque, New Mexico|Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park||||||||
|align=center|2014|San Diego Padres|align=center|2014|El Paso, Texas|Southwest University Park||||||||
|align=center|1962|Los Angeles Dodgers|align=center|2015|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark||||||||
|align=center|2000|Texas Rangers|align=center|2021|Round Rock, Texas|Dell Diamond||||||||
|align=center|2012|Houston Astros|align=center|2021|Sugar Land, Texas|Constellation Field||||||||
|align=center|1983|Athletics|align=center|2019|Summerlin, Nevada|Las Vegas Ballpark||||||||
|align=center|2009|Arizona Diamondbacks|align=center|2009|Reno, Nevada|Greater Nevada Field||||||||
|align=center|2000|San Francisco Giants|align=center|2015|West Sacramento, California|Sutter Health Park||||||||
|align=center|1994|Los Angeles Angels|align=center|2001|South Jordan, Utah|Daybreak Field at America First Square||||||||
|align=center|1960|Seattle Mariners|align=center|1995|Tacoma, Washington|Cheney Stadium||||||||

## Other websites

- Minor League Baseball's official website

## Infobox (sports league)

- **title**: Pacific Coast League
- **sport**: Baseball
- **founded**: 1903
- **teams**: 10
- **country**: United States
- **classification**: Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A
- **website**: [https://www.milb.com www.milb.com]
ICN Business School

**ICN Business School** is an European higher studies establishment. The school is in 4 places, in La Défense, Nancy, Berlin and Nuremberg. It has been established in 1905.

ICN is specialist in the fields of economics, social sciences and management.

## Further reading

- ICN website
Flor de Caña

**Flor de Caña** (which means 'Sugarcane flower' in Spanish) is a type of premium rum that is made by the company, Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua.

## History

The company started making this rum in the year 1890.

## Other websites

- Flor De Cana's Website
Tetragonia tetragonoides

***Tetragonia tetragonoides***, commonly called **New Zealand spinach** and other local names, is a flowering plant in the fig-marigold family (Aizoaceae). It is often cultivated as a leafy vegetable.
Sino-Indian War

The **Sino-Indian War** was a war between India and China,  in 1962, over a border dispute in the Himalayas. China won the war, but there were almost no changes in territory.
Aragonese Party

The **Aragonese Party** (, PAR), is a regional political party from Aragon, a northern province of Spain. The party was founded in 1978 with the name **Aragonese Regionalist Party**. They later changed their name in 1990 to Aragonese Party. However, they kept the initials PAR.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (political party)

- **country**: Spain
- **name**: Aragonese Party
- **native name**: Partido Aragonés
- **logo**: File:PAR.svg
- **logo size**: 200px
- **leader**: Arturo Aliaga
- **headquarters**: Calle Coso 87, 50001 Zaragoza
- **predecessor**: Centre Independent Aragonese Candidacy
- **ideology**: Regionalism (politics), Aragonese regionalism
Conservatism
- **position**: Centrism, Centre
- **youth wing**: Rolde Choben
- **colours**: Orange, Red
- **seats4 title**: List of municipalities of Spain, Local Government
- **seats1 title**: Aragonese Corts
- **seats2 title**: Spanish Senate (Aragonese seats)
- **seats3 title**: Provincial deputation (Spain), Provincial deputations
- **website**: [http://www.partidoaragones.es/ www.partidoaragones.es]
Vehicle Assembly Building

The **Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)** is an industrial building at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. It is a site for the assembly of pre-made rocket stages, spacecrafts and related parts onto a mobile launch platform. Multiple spacecrafts, such as the Saturn V and Ares I were assembled in the VAB, as well as the Space Launch System.

Construction began in 1963, and was completed in 1966. It is 525 feet (160 m) tall, 716 feet (218.2 m) long and 518 feet (157.9  m) wide, made from approximately 100,000 tons of steel, and contains 3,665,000 m<sup>3</sup> of internal volume.

The VAB has four large assembly areas called high bays, with one huge central aisle where the rocket parts are loaded in.

The Launch Control Center is adjacent to the side of the building, with a walkway connecting both buildings.
Morpheus (mythology)

**Morpheus** was the god of dreams.  Hypnos (the god of sleep) was his father. Pasithea (the goddess of relaxation and rest) was his mother.
Dictatorship of the proletariat

In Marxism, the **dictatorship of the proletariat** is a type of state or government where the working class control the state. It is also known by names like socialist state, proletarian state, and other names. A dictatorship of the proletariat is the opposite of a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, where business owners and the wealthy control the state.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, two very important communist thinkers, believed that the dictatorship of the proletariat would be a time between capitalism and communism. They thought that if the workers took power in their country and took over the means of production (like factories and farms) that communism could be made. They believed that eventually, classes, the state and money would not exist anymore, or need to exist anymore.

The dictatorship of the proletariat is called a dictatorship because under that type of society, the working class have all power over the state and other classes, like the bourgeoisie, don't have any. Many communists believe that in order to keep power in the country, the dictatorship of the proletariat has to be authoritarian, or use its authority to oppress the enemies of the working class.
Ricaud, Aude

**Ricaud** is a commune of 299 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Rieux-en-Val

**Rieux-en-Val** is a commune of 88 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Rieux-Minervois

**Rieux-Minervois** is a commune of 1,987 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Rieux-Minervois
- **commune status**: Communes of France, Commune
- **image**: Rieux-Minervois chateau AL8.jpg
- **caption**: The chateau in Rieux-Minervois
- **image coat of arms**: Blason ville fr Rieux-Minervois (Aude).svg
- **arrondissement**: Carcassonne
- **canton**: Le Haut-Minervois
- **insee**: 11315
- **postal code**: 11160
- **mayor**: Pierre Destrem
- **term**: 2008–2014
- **intercommunality**: Haut Minervois
- **elevation m**: 115
- **elevation min m**: 55
- **elevation max m**: 180
- **area km2**: 21.19
Sherman County, Oregon

**Sherman County** is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county has a population of 1,870 people. The county seat is Moro.
Morrow County, Oregon

**Morrow County** is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county has a population of 12,186 people. The county seat is Heppner.
Tillamook County, Oregon

**Tillamook County** is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county has a population of 27,390 people. The county seat is Tillamook.
Union County, Oregon

**Union County** is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county has a population of 26,196 people. The county seat is La Grande.
Prineville, Oregon

**Prineville** is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Crook County.
Lakeview, Oregon

**Lakeview** is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Lake County.
Roquecourbe-Minervois

**Roquecourbe-Minervois** is a commune of 132 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Roquecourbe-Minervois
- **commune status**: Communes of France, Commune
- **image**: Roquecourbe-Minervois AL01.jpg
- **caption**: The church in Roquecourbe-Minervois
- **image coat of arms**: Blason ville fr Roquecourbe (Aude).svg
- **arrondissement**: Narbonne
- **canton**: La Montagne d'Alaric
- **insee**: 11318
- **postal code**: 11700
- **mayor**: Georges Ormieres
- **term**: 2008–2014
- **intercommunality**: Piémont d'Alaric
- **elevation m**: 47
- **elevation min m**: 49
- **elevation max m**: 121
- **area km2**: 3.62
Roquefère

**Roquefère** is a commune of 79 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Roubia

**Roubia** is a commune of 509 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette

**Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette** is a commune of 46 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
Routier, Aude

**Routier** is a commune of 248 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Routier
- **commune status**: Communes of France, Commune
- **image coat of arms**: Blason ville fr Alaigne (Aude).svg
- **arrondissement**: Limoux
- **canton**: La Piège au Razès
- **insee**: 11328
- **postal code**: 11240
- **mayor**: Anne-Marie Mercier
- **term**: 2008–2014
- **intercommunality**: Razès Malepère
- **elevation m**: 195
- **elevation min m**: 190
- **elevation max m**: 304
- **area km2**: 11.27
Gold Beach, Oregon

**Gold Beach** (Tolowa: yan-shu’-chit, yan-shuu-chit’-dvn) is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Curry County. It is on the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 census, 2,341 lived there.

## History

The community was first named Ellensburg in the 1850s. The name was changed to Gold Beach after a beach near the mouth of the Rogue River where hundreds of mines extracted gold. An Ellensburgh post office was created in 1853. It changed to Ellensburg in 1877. On 1890, it changed to Gold Beach.

Boats carrying mail were based in Gold Beach. They have been taking mail up the river to Agness since 1895.

Gold Beach had been a community since the middle of the 19th century. It has been the county seat since 1859. Its incorporationcharter only dates to 1945.

In June 2020, the Mayor (Karl Popoff) resigned from a local nonprofit after saying "Black lives don't matter to Black Lives Matter people ... you can shove your racism bandwagon." Popoff had been mayor for 16 years at that time. He apologized for his tone but stood by the content of his message. He said "Those three words hit me the wrong way", speaking of Black Lives Matter. Most of city councilors voted to censure the mayor and to stop funding for his projects. One coucilor said "He doesn’t know what he wrote was wrong."

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Gold Beach, Oregon
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Rogue River bridge Gold Beach Oregon.jpg
- **imagesize**: 300px
- **image caption**: Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge over Rogue River (Oregon), Rogue River in Gold Beach
- **image map**: Curry_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Gold_Beach_Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location in Oregon
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Oregon
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Oregon, County
- **subdivision name2**: Curry County, Oregon, Curry
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: 1853
- **area total sq mi**: 2.76
- **area total km2**: 7.14
- **area land sq mi**: 2.53
- **area land km2**: 6.55
- **area water sq mi**: 0.23
- **area water km2**: 0.59
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 2341
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **timezone**: Pacific Standard Time Zone, Pacific
- **utc offset**: -8
- **timezone dst**: Pacific
- **utc offset dst**: -7
- **elevation ft**: 50
- **website**: [http://www.goldbeachoregon.gov/ Gold Beach, Oregon]
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 97444
- **area code**: Area code 541, 541
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 41-29900
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1142804
- **unit pref**: Imperial
Canyon City, Oregon

**Canyon City** is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Grant County.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Canyon City, Oregon
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Canyoncitygrantcourthouse.jpg
- **image caption**: Grant County Courthouse in Canyon City
- **image map**: Grant_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Canyon_City_Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location in Oregon
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Oregon
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Oregon, County
- **subdivision name2**: Grant County, Oregon, Grant
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: 1891
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 3.65
- **area land km2**: 3.65
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **area total sq mi**: 1.41
- **area land sq mi**: 1.41
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 660
- **population density km2**: 181.00
- **population density sq mi**: 468.75
- **timezone**: Pacific Standard Time Zone, Pacific
- **utc offset**: -8
- **timezone dst**: Pacific
- **utc offset dst**: -7
- **elevation ft**: 3179
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 97820
- **area code**: Area code 541, 541
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 41-10950
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2413162
Grand Hotel (movie)

***Grand Hotel*** is a 1932 American drama movie directed by Edmund Goulding and based on the 1929 novel _Menschen im Hotel_ by Vicki Baum and the 1930 play by William A. Drake. It stars Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Berry, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, Tully Marshall and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It won an Academy Award in 1932 and was remade as _Week-End at the Waldorf_ in 1945.
Taiwan Stock Exchange

**Taiwan Stock Exchange** (**TWSE**; ) is a financial institution which is located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. TWSE was established in 1961 and it started operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan.

Taiwan Stock Exchange broadcasts before-hour information from 7:40 to 8:40. Then it has normal trading sessions from 09:00 to 13:45 and a fixed price post-market sessions from 14:00 to 15:00 on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. These holidays are declared by the exchange in advance.

## Infobox (exchange)

- **name**: Taiwan Stock Exchange
- **type**: Stock exchange
- **city**: Taipei
- **country**: Taiwan
- **owner**: Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
- **currency**: New Taiwan dollar
- **listings**: 898
- **indexes**: Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index, Taiwan Weighted (TAIEX)
- **homepage**: [https://www.twse.com.tw/en/ twse.com.tw]
Schwarzschild metric

The **Schwarzschild metric** was calculated by Karl Schwarzschild as a solution to Einstein's field equations in 1916. Also known as **Schwarzschild solution**, it is an equation from general relativity in the field of astrophysics. A _metric_ refers to an equation which describes spacetime; in particular, a Schwarzschild metric describes the gravitational field around a Schwarzschild black hole - a non-rotating, spherical black hole with no magnetic field, and where the cosmological constant is zero.

It is essentially an equation that describes how a particle moves through the space near a black hole.

## Derivation

Although a more complicated way of calculating the Schwarzschild metric can be found using Christoffel Symbols, it can also be derived using the equations for escape velocity (), time dilation (dt'), length contraction (dr'):

(1)

v is the velocity of the particle

G is the gravitational constant

M is the mass of the black hole

r is how close the particle is to the heavy object

(2)

(3)

dt' is the particle's true change in time

dt is the particle's change in time

dr' is the true distance traveled

dr is the particle's change in distance

v is the velocity of the particle

c is the speed of light

Note: the true time interval and true distance traveled by the particle are different than the time and distance calculated in classical physics calculations, since it is traveling in such a heavy gravitational field!

Using the equation for flat spacetime in spherical coordinates:

(4)

ds is the path of the particle

is the angle

d and d are the change in angles

Inputting the equations for escape velocity, time dilation, and length contraction (equations 1, 2, and 3) into the equation for flat spacetime (equation 4), to get the
Schwarzschild metric:

(5)

From this equation we can take out the Schwarzschild radius (), the radius of this black hole. Although this is most commonly used to describe a Schwarzschild black hole, the Schwarzschild radius can be calculated for any heavy object.

(6)

is the set radius limit of the object
Fita

**Fita** (Ѳ ѳ; italics: <span style="font-family: serif">_Ѳ ѳ_</span>) is a Cyrillic letter that comes from the Greek letter theta. In Cyrillic numerals, it is equal to the number nine.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

***The Reincarnation of Peter Proud*** is a 1975 American psychological horror drama movie directed J. Lee Thompson and is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Max Ehrlich. It stars Michael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder, Jennifer O'Neill, Paul Hecht. It was distributed by American International Pictures. David Fincher and Andrew Kevin Walker had announced the remake in 2009.

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
- **director**: J. Lee Thompson
- **screenplay**: Max Ehrlich (writer), Max Ehrlich
- **music**: Jerry Goldsmith
- **cinematography**: Victor J. Kemper
- **studio**: Bing Crosby, Bing Crosby Productions
Cinerama Releasing Corporation, Cinerama Productions Corporation
- **distributor**: American International Pictures
- **runtime**: 105 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **gross**: $5 million
Johnny McCarthy

**John Joseph McCarthy** (April 25, 1934 – May 9, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. He was born in Buffalo, New York. He played for the National Basketball Association from 1956 to 1964. He played for the Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks and the Boston Celtics. He coached the Buffalo Braves from 1971 to 1972.

McCarthy died on May 9, 2020 in Buffalo at the age of 86.

## Other websites

- BasketballReference.com: Johnny McCarthy (as player)
- BasketballReference.com: Johnny McCarthy (as coach)
Adolfo Pajares

**Adolfo Pajares Compostizo** (26 March 1937 – 13 May 2020) was a Spanish politician and businessman. He was born in Torrelavega, Spain. He was a member of the People's Party. Pajares was President of the Parliament of Cantabria from 1990 to 1999.

Pajares died on 13 May 2020 in Santander, Spain at the age of 83.
Torrelavega

**Torrelavega** (Cantabrian: _Torlavega_) is a municipality in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria in northern Spain.

Its highest point is 606 metres and its lowest point is 12 metres.

## Other websites

- Ayuntamiento de Torrelavega

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Torrelavega
- **settlement type**: Municipalities of Spain, Municipality
- **native name**: _Torlavega_  
- **image skyline**: Iglesia de la Asunción - Torrelavega.jpg
- **image caption**: Church of _Nuestra Señora de la Asunción_.
- **image flag**: BanderaTorrelavega-Cantabria.svg
- **image shield**: Escudo de Torrelavega estilo francés moderno.svg
- **motto**: Ave Maria
<small>(Hail Mary)</small>
- **image map**: Torrelavega (Cantabria) Mapa.svg
- **map caption**: Location of the Municipality of Torrelavega in Cantabria.
- **pushpin map**: Spain
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Spain.
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous community
- **subdivision type2**: Provinces of Spain, Province
- **subdivision name2**: Cantabria
- **subdivision type3**: Comarcas of Spain, Comarca
- **subdivision name3**: Besaya valley, Valle del Besaya
- **elevation m**: 25
- **elevation min m**: 12
- **elevation max m**: 606
- **area total km2**: 35.54
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 14th century as _Torre de la Vega_
- **population demonym**: Torrelaveguenses
- **population density km2**: auto
- **blank name sec1**: Languages of Spain, Official language(s)
- **blank info sec1**: Spanish
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **postal code type**: List of postal codes in Spain, Postal code
- **postal code**: 39300
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Spain, Dialing code
- **leader title**: Alcalde
- **leader name**: José Manuel Cruz Viadero (2015)
- **leader party**: PSC-PSOE
Gabriel Bacquier

**Gabriel Bacquier** (17 May 1924 – 13 May 2020) was a French operatic baritone. He was a long-term member of the Opéra-Comique and the Paris Opera. He also appeared at leading opera houses in Europe and the United States.

Bacquier made his American debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1962 as the High Priest in _Samson et Dalila_ by Saint-Saëns.

Bacquier died on 13 May 2020, aged 95.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Gabriel Bacquier
- **image**: Gabriel Bacquier, Scarpia, Tosca, Chicago.jpg
- **birth name**: Augustin-Raymond-Théodore-Louis Bacquier
- **birth place**: Béziers, France
- **occupation**: Operatic baritone
Lyric Opera of Chicago

**Lyric Opera of Chicago** is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly. Maria Callas's American debut in _Norma_ was held here.

The Lyric is housed in a theater and related spaces in the Civic Opera Building.

## Other websites

- Profile at Centerstage Chicago
- Chicago Landmarks: Civic Opera Building
- Ardis Krainik interview by Bruce Duffie
- May Valentine Lyric Opera Photograph Collection  at Newberry Library
- Danny Newman interview by Bruce Duffie
Civic Opera Building

The **Civic Opera Building** is a 45-story office tower at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The building opened November 4, 1929, and has an Art Deco interior. It has a 3,563-seat opera house, the Civic Opera House, which is the second-largest opera auditorium in North America.

Today, the opera house is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

## Other websites

- "The Magic Wand of the Opera" _Popular Mechanics_, February 1930, pp 202-205 technical details of the 1929 advances Civic Opera House over other opera houses of that era - i.e. curtains, back-drops, movable stages, lighting, etc
- Chicago landmarks web site with photos of the building
- Civic Opera House website
- Lyric Opera website

## Infobox (building)

- **name**: Civic Opera Building
- **status**: complete
- **image**: Civic Opera House 060528.jpg
- **caption**: rear facade
- **address**: 20 North Wacker Drive
- **start date**: 1927
- **completion date**: 1929
- **cost**: $23,385,000
- **floor count**: 45
- **architectural style**: art deco
- **height**: 555'
Prime Minister of Laos

The **prime minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic** is the head of government of Laos. It is the highest office within the Central Government.

## List

|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|Portrait|rowspan=2|Name|colspan=3|Term of office|rowspan=2|President(s)||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Kaysone Phomvihane|rowspan="2"|8 December 1975|rowspan="2"|15 August 1991|rowspan="2"||Souphanouvong|
|style="background:#e6e6aa;"|Phoumi Vongvichit||||||||||
|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Khamtai Siphandon|rowspan="2"|15 August 1991|rowspan="2"|16 February 1998|rowspan="2"||Kaysone Phomvihane|
|Nouhak Phoumsavanh|||||||||||
||Sisavath Keobounphanh|16 February 1998|27 March 2001||rowspan="2"|Khamtai Siphandon|||||
||Bounnhang Vorachith|27 March 2001|8 June 2006||||||||
||Bouasone Bouphavanh|8 June 2006|23 December 2010||rowspan="2"|Choummaly Sayasone|||||
||Thongsing Thammavong|23 December 2010|20 April 2016||||||||
||Thongloun Sisoulith|20 April 2016|22 March 2021||Bounnhang Vorachith||||||
||Phankham Viphavanh|22 March 2021|_Incumbent_||rowspan="2"|Thongloun Sisoulith|||||
||Sonexay Siphandone|30 December 2022|_Incumbent_||||||||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Prime Minister
- **body**: the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- **native name**:

- **insignia**: Coat of arms of Laos.svg
- **insigniasize**: 105px
- **insigniacaption**: Emblem of Laos, National emblem
- **flag**: Flag of Laos.svg
- **flagcaption**: Flag of Laos, National flag
- **image**: Sonexay Siphandone (cropped).jpg
- **incumbent**: Sonexay Siphandone
- **incumbentsince**: 30 December 2022
- **nominator**: President of Laos, President
- **nominatorpost**: President of Laos
- **appointer**: National Assembly (Laos), National Assembly
- **style**: Your Excellency
- **type**: Head of government
- **residence**: Building of the Office of the Prime Minister of Laos, Building of the Office of the Prime Minister
- **seat**: Vientiane
- **deputy**: Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, Deputy Prime Minister
- **constituting instrument**: Constitution of Laos
Law on Government of Laos, Law on Government
- **termlength**: Maximum of two five-year terms
- **inaugural**: Kaysone Phomvihane
Bounnhang Vorachith

**Bounnhang Vorachith** (; born 15 August 1937) is a Laotian politician. He was General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos from 2016 to 2021. He was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006 and Vice President of Laos from 2006 to 2016.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Bounnhang Vorachit

- **image**: Bounnhang Vorachith 2016 (cropped).jpg
- **office**: 4th General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **deputy**: Phankham Viphavan
(Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Standing Member)
- **term start**: 22 January 2016
- **term end**: 15 January 2021
- **predecessor**: Choummaly Sayasone
- **successor**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **office1**: 6th President of Laos
- **primeminister1**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **vicepresident1**: Phankham Viphavan
- **term start1**: 20 April 2016
- **term end1**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor1**: Choummaly Sayasone
- **successor1**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **office2**: 4th Vice President of Laos
- **president2**: Choummaly Sayasone
- **term start2**: 8 June 2006
- **term end2**: 20 April 2016
- **predecessor2**: Choummaly Sayasone
- **successor2**: Phankham Viphavan
- **office3**: 1st Standing Member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, LPRP Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Secretariat
- **1namedata3**: Choummaly Sayasone
- **term start3**: 8 June 2006
- **term end3**: 21 January 2016
- **predecessor3**: Post established
- **successor3**: Phankham Viphavanh
- **office4**: 14th Prime Minister of Laos
- **president4**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **term start4**: 27 March 2001
- **term end4**: 8 June 2006
- **predecessor4**: Sisavath Keobounphanh
- **successor4**: Bouasone Bouphavanh
- **office5**: Ministry of Finance (Laos), Minister of Finance
- **primeminister5**: Sisavath Keobounphanh
- **term start5**: 6 August 1999
- **term end5**: 27 March 2001
- **predecessor5**: Khamphoui Keoboualapha
- **successor5**: Soukanh Mahalath
- **birth place**: Savannakhet Province, Savannakhet, French Protectorate of Laos
- **spouse**: Khammeung Vorachit
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–present)
- **allegiance**:  Laos
- **branch**:  Lao People's Armed Forces, LPAF
- **rank**:  Colonel
Thongloun Sisoulith

**Thongloun Sisoulith** , (; born 10 November 1946) is a Laotian politician. In 2021, he became the President of Laos. He was the Prime Minister of Laos from 2016 until 2021.

## Related pages

- General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency
- **name**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **native name**: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ
- **image**: Thongloun Sisoulith in Kazan - 2024 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Sisoulith in 2024
- **office**: 5th General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Central Committee
- **deputy**: Bounthong Chitmany
(Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Standing Member)
- **term start**: 15 January 2021
- **predecessor**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **office1**: 7th President of Laos
- **vicepresident1**: Pany Yathotu
Bounthong Chitmany
- **primeminister1**: Phankham Viphavanh
- **term start1**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor1**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **office2**: 17th Prime Minister of Laos
- **president2**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **term start2**: 20 April 2016
- **term end2**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor2**: Thongsing Thammavong
- **successor2**: Phankham Viphavanh
- **office3**: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Laos), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **primeminister3**: Thongsing Thammavong
Bouasone Bouphavanh
- **term start3**: 8 June 2006
- **term end3**: 20 April 2016
- **office4**: President of the State Committee for Planning and Investment
- **primeminister4**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **term start4**: 27 March 2001
- **term end4**: 8 June 2006
- **predecessor4**: Bouathong Vonglokham
- **successor4**: Soulivong Daravong
- **birth place**: Houaphanh Province, French Protectorate of Laos, Laos
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **alma mater**: Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat
Herzen University
Russian Academy of Sciences (Ph.D)
President of Laos

The **President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic** is the head of state of Laos

### King (Rath)

|#|Portrait|Name|Took office|Left office||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|||Sisavang Vong|September 15, 1945|October 20, 1945||
|||Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa|20 October 1945|23 April 1946||
|||Sisavang Vong|23 April 1946|28 November 1946||
|||Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa|28 November 1946|25 October 1949||
|||Sisavang Vong|25 October 1949|October 29, 1959||
|||Savang Vatthana|October 30, 1959|December 2, 1975||

|#|rowspan="2"|Portrait|rowspan="2"|Name|colspan="2"|Term of office|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1||Kaysone Phomvihane|22 March 1955|2 December 1975|||
|1||Souphanouvong|2 December 1975|29 October 1986|||
|2||Phoumi Vongvichit|29 October 1986|15 August 1991|||
|3||Kaysone Phomvihane|15 August 1991|21 November 1992|||
|3||Khamtai Siphandon|21 November 1992|25 November 1992|||
|4||Nouhak Phoumsavanh|25 November 1992|24 February 1998|||
||Sisavath Keobounphanh|1996|1998||||
||Oudom Khattigna|24 February 1998|9 December 1999||||
|7||Khamtai Siphandon|24 February 1998|8 June 2006|||
|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Choummaly Sayasone|27 March 2001|8 June 2006||
|8 June 2006|20 April 2016||||||
|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Bounnhang Vorachit|8 June 2006|20 April 2016||
|20 April 2016|22 March 2021||||||
||Phankham Viphavanh|20 April 2016|22 March 2021||||
|11||Thongloun Sisoulith|22 March 2021|_Incumbent_|||
||Pany Yathotou|rowspan="2"|22 March 2021|rowspan="2"|_Incumbent_||
||Bounthong Chitmany||||||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- **native name**:

- **insignia**: Coat of arms of Laos.svg
- **insigniasize**: 105px
- **insigniacaption**: Emblem of Laos, National Emblem
- **flag**: Flag of Laos.svg
- **flagcaption**: Flag of Laos, National Flag
- **image**: Thongloun Sisoulith with Obamas cropped.jpg
- **incumbent**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **incumbentsince**: 22 March 2021
- **nominator**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **nominatorpost**: National Assembly (Laos), National Assembly delegates
- **appointer**: National Assembly (Laos), National Assembly
- **style**: His Excellency
- **type**: Head of state
- **residence**: Presidential Palace (Laos), Presidential Palace, Vientiane
- **seat**: Vientiane
- **deputy**: Vice President of Laos, Vice President
- **constituting instrument**: Constitution of Laos
- **termlength**: Five years, renewable once
- **inaugural**: Souphanouvong
- **salary**: 1,170,000 Kip per month
Souphanouvong

Prince **Souphanouvong** (13 July 1909 – 9 January 1995) was a Laotian politician. He was the first President of Laos from December 1975 to August 1991. He was nicknamed "The Red Prince". He was a founding leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Souphanouvong died on 9 January 1995 at the age of 86.

## Infobox (president)

- **name**: Souphanouvong
- **native name lang**: lo
- **image**: Souphanouvong1978.jpg
- **order1**: 1st President of Laos
- **primeminister1**: Kaysone Phomvihane
- **term start1**: 2 December 1975
- **term end1**: 15 August 1991
- **successor1**: Phoumi Vongvichit
- **order2**: President of the National Assembly of Laos, President of the Supreme People's Assembly
- **term start2**: 1975
- **term end2**: 1988
- **successor2**: Nouhak Phoumsavanh
- **birth place**: Luang Phrabang, French Protectorate of Laos, Laos
- **death date**: (aged 85)
- **death place**: Vientiane, Laos
- **spouse**: Nguyen Thi Ky Nam, Viengkham Souphanouvong
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Phoumi Vongvichit

**Phoumi Vongvichit** (6 April 1909 – 7 January 1994) was a Laotian politician. From 1986 to 1991, he was the acting President of Laos.

## Other websites

- Lao Cultural Profiles
- Obituary by Martin Stuart-Fox
- New York Times, January 12, 1994

## Infobox (president)

- **name**: Phoumi Vongvichit
- **native name lang**: lo
- **image**: Phoumi Vongvichit of Laos.jpg
- **order**: President of Laos
- **status**: Acting
- **primeminister**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **term start**: October 31, 1986
- **term end**: August 15, 1991
- **predecessor**: Souphanouvong
- **successor**: Kaysone Phomvihane
- **birth date**: 6 April 1909
- **birth place**: Xiangkhouang Province, Xieng Khouang, French Protectorate of Laos, Laos
- **death date**: 7 January 1994 (aged 84)
- **death place**: Vientiane, Laos
- **occupation**: Politician
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **nationality**: Lao people, Lao
Kaysone Phomvihane

**Kaysone Phomvihane** () (13 December 1920 – 21 November 1992) was a Laotian politician. He was the first leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955 until his death in 1992. He was the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as the second President from 1991 to 1992.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Kaysone Phomvihane
<small>_Kraisorn Brahmavihara_</small>
- **native name lang**: lo
- **image**: Kaysone Phomvihane 1978.jpg
- **caption**: Kaysone in 1978
- **office**: General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **term start**: 22 March 1955
- **term end**: 21 November 1992
- **successor**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **office1**: 2nd President of Laos
- **term start1**: 15 August 1991
- **term end1**: 21 November 1992
- **primeminister1**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **predecessor1**: Phoumi Vongvichit
- **successor1**: Nouhak Phoumsavanh
- **office2**: 11th Prime Minister of Laos
- **president2**: Souphanouvong
Phoumi Vongvichit
- **term start2**: 8 December 1975
- **term end2**: 15 August 1991
- **predecessor2**: Souvanna Phouma
- **successor2**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **spouse**: Thongvin Phomvihane
- **birth place**: Savannakhet, French Indochina
- **birth name**: Nguyễn Cai Song
- **death place**: Vientiane, Laos
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **footnotes**: a.
- **children**: 4, including Saysomphone Phomvihane ,  Saysomphone, Thongsavanh Phomvihane ,  Thongsavanh
Nouhak Phoumsavanh

**Nouhak Phoumsavanh** or **Phoumsavan** (; ; April 9, 1910 – September 9, 2008) was a Laotian politician. He was a longtime Pathet Lao revolutionary and communist party official. He was the 3rd President of Laos from 1992 to 1998.

## Infobox (president)

- **name**: Nouhak Phoumsavanh
- **image**: Nouhak Phoumsavanh 1950.jpg
- **office1**: 3rd President of Laos
- **term start1**: 25 November 1992
- **term end1**: 24 February 1998
- **primeminister1**: Khamtay Siphandon
- **vicepresident1**: Sisavath Keobounphanh
- **predecessor1**: Kaysone Phomvihane
- **successor1**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **office2**: President of the National Assembly of Laos, President of the Supreme People's Assembly
- **term start2**: 1989
- **term end2**: 1992
- **predecessor2**: Souphanouvong
- **successor2**: Samane Vignaket
- **birth date**: 9 April 1910
- **birth place**: Mukdahan Province, Mukdahan, Siam
- **death date**: 9 September 2008 (aged 98)
- **death place**: Vientiane, Laos
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
J. Lee Thompson

**John Lee Thompson** (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was a British movie director active in London and Hollywood and is best remembered for his Oscar nomination for the 1961 movie _The Guns of Navarone_. His other movies include _Cape Fear_, _The Yellow Balloon_, _Ice Cold in Alex_, _Tiger Bay_, _Never So Few_, _Yield to the Night_, _What a Way to Go!_, _Country Dance_, _St. Ives_, _The Reincarnation of Peter Proud_, _Happy Birthday to Me_, _10 to Midnight_, _Murphy's Law_, _The Evil That Men Do_, _Firewalker_, and _Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects_.
Choummaly Sayasone

Lieutenant General **Choummaly Sayasone** (Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ; born 6 March 1936) is a Laotian politician. He was the General Secretary (leader) of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He was the  President of Laos from 2006 to 2016. He was the third Vice President of Laos from 2001 to 2006.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Choummaly Sayasone

- **image**: Choummaly Sayasone.jpg
- **office**: General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **term start**: 21 March 2006
- **term end**: 22 January 2016
- **predecessor**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **successor**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **office1**: 5th President of Laos
- **primeminister1**: Bouasone Bouphavanh
Thongsing Thammavong
- **vicepresident1**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **term start1**: 8 June 2006
- **term end1**: 20 April 2016
- **predecessor1**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **successor1**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **office2**: 3rd Vice President of Laos
- **president2**: Khamtai Siphandon
- **term start2**: 2001
- **term end2**: 2006
- **predecessor2**: Oudom Khattigna
- **successor2**: Bounnhang Vorachith
- **birth place**: Attapeu, French Protectorate of Laos, Laos
- **party**:  Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- **spouse**: Keosaychay Sayasone (until her death)
Vice President of Laos

**Vice President of Laos** is the political position in Laos created in 1996. The Vice President is elected by the National Assembly of Laos.

## List

The history of the office holders follows.

|No.|Name|Took office|Left office|President|Party|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||1||Sisavath Keobounphanh||1996||1998||Nouhak Phoumsavanh||Lao People's Revolutionary Party|
||2||Oudom Khattigna||1998||1999||Khamtai Siphandon||Lao People's Revolutionary Party|
|colspan=6|_Vacant (1999–2001)_|||||||||||
||3||Choummaly Sayasone||27 March 2001||21 March 2006||Khamtai Siphandon||Lao People's Revolutionary Party|
||4||Bounnhang Vorachith||8 June 2006||20 April 2016||Choummaly Sayasone||Lao People's Revolutionary Party|
||5||Phankham Viphavanh||20 April 2016||22 March 2021||Bounnhang Vorachith||Lao People's Revolutionary Party|
||6||Pany Yathotu|rowspan=2|22 March 2021|rowspan=2|Incumbent|rowspan=2|Thongloun Sisoulith|rowspan=2|Lao People's Revolutionary Party|
||7||Bounthong Chitmany|||||||||

## Related pages

- President of Laos
Phankham Viphavanh

**Phankham Viphavanh** (; born 14 April 1951) is a Laotian politician. In 2021, he became the Prime Minister of Laos. He is a member of Politburo. He is the Executive Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. He was the Vice President of Laos from 2016 until 2021.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Phankham Viphavanh
- **image**: Phankham Viphavanh 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit.jpg
- **native name**: ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ
- **office**: Prime Minister of Laos
- **president**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **term start**: 22 March 2021
- **term end**: 30 December 2022
- **predecessor**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **successor**: Sonexay Siphandone
- **office1**: Vice President of Laos
- **president1**: Bounnhang Vorachit
- **term start1**: 20 April 2016
- **term end1**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor1**: Bounnhang Vorachit
- **successor1**: Pany Yathotou & Bounthong Chitmany
- **office2**: Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, LPRP Secretariat
- **1namedata2**: Bounnhang Vorachit
- **term start2**: 21 January 2016
- **term end2**: 15 January 2021
- **predecessor2**: Bounnhang Vorachit
- **successor2**: Bounthong Chitmany
- **birth place**: French Protectorate of Laos
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party, People's Revolutionary Party
- **occupation**: politician
- **nationality**: Lao people, Lao
President of the National Assembly of Laos

This is a list of individuals who served as President of the National Assembly of Laos.

## Presidents of the National Assembly

|Name|Entered office|Left office|Party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Pheng Phongsavan|1957|||
|Souvanna Phouma|1960|1960||
|Tiao Somsanith|1960|1960||
|Phoui Sananikone|1960|1974||

## Presidents of the Supreme People's Assembly

|Name|Entered office|Left office|Party|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Prince Souphanouvong|1975|1988|Lao People's Revolutionary Party||
|Sisomphon Lovansay (Acting President)|1986|1988|Lao People's Revolutionary Party||
|Nouhak Phoumsavanh|1989|1992|Lao People's Revolutionary Party||

## Presidents of the National Assembly

|Name|Entered Office|Left Office|Party|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Samane Viyaket|1993|2005|Lao People's Revolutionary Party||
|Thongsing Thammavong|8 June 2006|23 December 2010|Lao People's Revolutionary Party||
|Pany Yathotou|23 December 2010|22 March 2021|Lao People's Revolutionary Party||
|Xaysomphone Phomvihane|22 March 2021||Lao People's Revolutionary Party||
Samane Viyaket

Lieutenant General **Samane Viyaket** (3 March 1927 – 22 July 2016) was a Laotian national politician. He was the President of the National Assembly of Laos from 1993 to 2006.

He was born in Phichit Province, Siam. He was in charge of ideological and cultural works of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

He died on 22 July 2016 at the age of 89.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Samane Viyaket
- **native name**: ສະໝານ ວິຍາເກດ
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **office2**: President of the National Assembly of Laos
- **term start2**: 1993
- **term end2**: 2005
- **predecessor2**: Nouhak Phoumsavanh
- **successor2**: Thongsing Thammavong
- **birth date**: 3 March 1927
- **death date**: 22 July 2016
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Thongsing Thammavong

**Thongsing Thammavong** (Lao: ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ; born 12 April 1944) is a Laotian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Laos from 2010 to 2016. He is a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He has been a member of the LPRP Politburo since 1991. He was the President of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2010.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Thongsing Thammavong

- **image**: Thongsing Thammavong 2012.jpg
- **office**: 16th Prime Minister of Laos
- **president**: Choummaly Sayasone
- **deputy**: Somsavat Lengsavad
- **term start**: 23 December 2010
- **term end**: 20 April 2016
- **predecessor**: Bouasone Bouphavanh
- **successor**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **office2**: President of the National Assembly of Laos
- **term start2**: 8 June 2006
- **term end2**: 23 December 2010
- **predecessor2**: Samane Vignaket
- **successor2**: Pany Yathotou
- **birth place**: French Protectorate of Laos, Laos
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party, People's Revolutionary Party
The Yellow Balloon (movie)

***The Yellow Balloon*** is a 1953 British drama movie directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Kathleen Ryan, Andrew Ray, Kenneth More, Bernard Lee, Sid James, Marjorie Rhodes, William Sylvester, Veronica Hurst. It was distributed by Associated British Picture Corporation.
Pany Yathotou

**Pany Yathotou** (born 18 February 1951) is a Laotian politician. She is a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. In 2021, she became the Vice President of Laos.

She was the chairman and governor of the Bank of the Lao P.D.R. from 1988 until 1997. Yathotou later became a member of the National Assembly in 1998. She became the President of the National Assembly of Laos in 2010.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Pany Yathotou
- **image**: Pany_Yathotou_2019.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **president**: Thongloun Sisoulith
- **office**: Vice President of Laos
- **alongside**: Bounthong Chitmany
- **term start**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor**: Phankham Viphavanh
- **office1**: President of the National Assembly of Laos, President of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Laos, Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Laos, National Assembly
- **term start1**: 23 December 2010
- **term end1**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor1**: Thongsing Thammavong
- **successor1**: Xaysomphone Phomvihane
- **office2**: President of the National Assembly of Laos, President of the National Assembly of Laos, National Assembly
- **term start2**: 23 December 2010
- **term end2**: 22 March 2021
- **predecessor2**: Thongsing Thammavong
- **successor2**: Xaysomphone Phomvihane
- **relatives**: Ya Tho Thu (father)
- **nationality**: Hmong people, Hmong
- **birth place**: Samchae Village, Phong District, Xieng Khouang Province, Kingdom of Laos
- **alma mater**: General Education Level M.6 Extracurricular Degree Level, Advanced Political Theory Level
- **party**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
National Assembly (Laos)

The **National Assembly** (, ) is the unicameral parliament of Laos. The National Assembly meets in Vientiane.

Laos is a one-party state, with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party as the sole legal party in the country.

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: National Assembly
- **native name**:
Sapha Heng Xat
Assemblée nationale
- **house type**: Unicameral
- **leader1 type**: President of the National Assembly of Laos, President
- **leader1**: Pany Yathotou
- **election1**: 23 December 2010
- **party1**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party, LPRP
- **members**: 164
- **term length**: 5 years
- **last election1**: 21.02.2021
- **structure1**: Εθνοσυνέλευση του Λάος 2021.gif
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: Lao People's Revolutionary Party, LPRP (158)

Independent (politician), Independents (6)
- **session room**: National Assembly of Laos (11888085666).jpg
- **meeting place**: National Assembly Building, Vientiane, Laos