Somsavat Lengsavad

Somsavat Lengsavad is Deputy Prime Minister of Laos. He joined the People's Revolutionary Movement as a combatant in 1961 and his efforts to liberate and unite Laos found him in government decades later. He speaks to DNA about his time in combat, as well as the lessons he learnt from his role model, former President Kaysone Phomvihane. Interview in English and Laos, transcript in English.

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_dna/10/