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	The politics of ritual & remembrance
		The king of Laos, Sisavang Vong, the most frequently named, was mentioned by about third of the respondents in Vientiane and in the capitals, and by a fifth of the villagers"(BSSR 1959:30).
		King Sisavang Vatthana was forced to abdicate on 1 December 1975, a day before the declaration of the LPDR, and he and former RLG prime minister, Prince Souvanna Phouma, were appointed advisers to the new President Souphanouvong.
		A final further "fact" from this storyteller was that Sisavang Vatthana had never placed a roof over the statue of his father outside Vat Simuang, and this also showed that he was not a true child of the old king.
	www.angelfire.com /folk/khunborom/ritual.htm (8187 words)

	Sisavang Vong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King Sisavang Vong (November 1885 - 1959) was born at Luang Prabang, Laos on July 14, 1885.
		Sisavang Vong was the last king of Luang Phrabang and first king of the Kingdom of Laos.
		Sisavang Vong University was named in his honor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sisavang_Vong (138 words)

	Sisavang Vong - TheBestLinks.com - Laos, Monarch, 1959, 1885, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sisavang Vong, Laos, Monarch, 1959, 1885, Kingdom of Laos, Luang Phrabang, Sri...
		Sisavang Vong (November 1885 - 1959) was the last king of Luang Phrabang and first king of the Kingdom of Laos.
		Sisavang Vong was born in Louang Phrabang, son of Zakarine, king of Louang Phrabang.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Sisavang_Vong.html (117 words)

	Savang Vatthana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born in Louang Phrabang, Laos, the son of King Sisavang Vong and Queen Kham-Oun I.
		He was, however, never officially crowned and anointed king, deferring his coronation until the cessation of civil war, which did not arrive before his forced abdication on December 2, 1975, after the communist revolution.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Savang_Vatthana (287 words)

	Royal Palace Museum - Reviews and Ratings of Sights in Luang Prabang - New York Times Travel
		The palace, built for King Sisavang Vong from 1904 to 1909, was the royal residence until the Pathet Lao seized control of the country in 1975.
		The last Lao king, Sisavang Vattana, and his family were exiled to a remote region in the northern part of the country and never heard from again.
		The temple at the compound entrance is a gilded wedding cake, and don't miss the large Soviet-made statue of Sisavang Vong, the first king under the Lao constitution, giving a stiff raised fist like a caricature of Lenin.
	travel.nytimes.com /travel/guides/asia/laos/luang-prabang/attraction-detail.html?vid=1154654621031 (349 words)

	Toward Neutrality: The First Coalition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hanoi's southern strategy opened the first tracks through the extremely rugged terrain of Xépôn district in mid-1959 of what was to become the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
		Phetsarath and Sisavang Vong, viceroy and king, died within two weeks of each other in October 1959.
		Sisavang Vong reigned over Laos for fifty-four turbulent years as a man of honor, and, after his death, his memory was so venerated that when the communists came to power in Vientiane they left his statue standing.
	laoplanet.net /content/view/182/84/1/3 (671 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Sisavang Vong of Luang Prabang was induced to declare independence from France in 1945, just prior to Japan's surrender.
		His Majesty King Sisavang Vong His Majesty King Sisavang Vong (November 1885 - 1959) was born at Luang Prabang, Laos on July 14, 1885.
		A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Laos (1806 words)

	Lao Banknotes Collection
		Portrait of former King Sisavang Vatthana, the 13th King of Laos, reigned 1959-1975.
		Born in November 13, 1907 at Luang Prabang, the oldest son of King Sisavang Vong.
		In August 1959, he became Regent of Laos in place of his ailing father, and assumed the throne on November 1 that year upon his father's death.
	www.geocities.com /laobanknote/5000rk_f.htm (93 words)

	Louangphabang Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ VariedTastes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When Laos achieved independence, the king of Luang Prabang, Sisavang Vong, became the head of state for the Kingdom of Laos.
		Sisavang Vong, king under the French, when France granted Laos independence, he became king of the whole country
		Huay Xai, upriver near the Thai border, can be reached by slow boat in two days, typically with a stop at Pak Beng.
	variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Louangphabang (819 words)

	Savang Vatthana - TheBestLinks.com - Communism, December 2, June 13, Laos, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was born in Louang Phrabang, Laos, the son of King Sisavang Vong.
		He abdicated in December 2 1975 after the communist revolution and died in an internment camp in northern Laos.
		Queen Khamphoui and Crown Prince Vong Savang died under similar circumstances.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Savang_Vatthana.html (145 words)

	Laotian Architecture: Wat Xieng Thong Carriage House, Luang Prabang
		It was built to house and preserve the funeral carriage of King Sisavang Vong (1885-1959), King of Luang Prabang, 1904-46, and King of Laos, 1946-59.
		The hearse was used carry the remains of King Sisavang Vong to the field near Wat That Luang for his cremation in April 1961.
		There are three ornate gilded sandlewood funerary urns that contained the remains of the king's father (in front) and mother (in the rear); Sisavang Vong's remains are given the central place of honor under the canopy.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /luangprabang/WAT_XT_CARRIAGE.htm (523 words)

	GORP - The Jewel of Laos - What's a Wat?
		Wat Xieng Thong houses a standing Buddha, which is paraded through the town every year, as well as a rare reclining Buddha, a bronze that dates to the construction of the building.
		Also in the compound is the royal funeral carriage of King Sisavang Vong, a 12 meter high wooden hearse with a carved seven headed serpent.
		The current sim was built in 1818 by King Manthaturat, and the gold stupa in the end of the compound contains the remains of King Sisavang Vong, the last king of Luang Prabang.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/asia/laos/luangpra2.htm (1048 words)

	Society of Indo-china Philatelists - Articles
		After the Japanese occupation of Indochina during World War Two, and the return of the French in 1946, the Kingdom of Laos was guaranteed its democratic freedom by the constitutional proclamation of 10 May 1947.
		It bears a cachet, actually an enlarged version of the stamp picturing Sisavang Vong with a small caption beneath the picture indicating that he is the King (Roi) of Luang Prabang.
		When King Sisavang Vong died in 1959, he was succeeded by King Savang Vatthana (see Scott # 70-73, Figure 11).
	www.sicp-online.org /articles/laos_001.htm (2159 words)

	THE POLITICS OF RITUAL AND REMEMBRANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mystery still surrounds their arrest (8) and deaths, and the regime itself has never offered an official explanation, while the whereabouts of their remains is a closely guarded secret(9).
		While these are distributed much less widely than in Thailand, their mere presence is significant because of the symbolic space they occupy, and because similar pictures of the former Lao king, have been taboo.
		(21) In 1988 Lao refugees in America produced a calendar with a picture of Sisavang Vong on it, but naturally only a few copies found their way into Laos.
	www.laosnet.org /fa-ngum/ewans.htm (8187 words)

	WORLD WAR II, Laos Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The Japanese occupied Laos, and Siam, renamed Thailand in 1939, seized the west-bank territories of Xainyabouli and Champasak.
		In April 1945, the Japanese forced Sisavang Vong, the pro-French Lao king, to declare independence.
		Phetsarath wanted the Kingdom of Louang Phabang and the territory of Champasak to be a single, independent Kingdom of Laos, and King Sisavang Vong was deposed.
	www.infohub.com /destinations/asia/laos/67844.htm (173 words)

	Sisavang Vong: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Sisavang Vong (November 1885 - 1959) was born at at Luang Prabang (Luang Prabang: more facts about this subject), Laos (Laos: A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949) on July 14, 1885.
		Sisavang Vong was the last king (king: A male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom) of Luang Phrabang (Luang Phrabang: more facts about this subject) and first king of the Kingdom of Laos (Kingdom of Laos: more facts about this subject).
		His son King Savang Vatthana (Savang Vatthana: more facts about this subject) succeded him as ruler of Laos (Laos: A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949), upon his death on October 29, 1959
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/sisavang_vong (133 words)

	History of Laos
		During World War II, the Japanese occupied French Indochina, including Laos.
		King Sisavang Vong of Luang Prabang was induced to declare independence from France in 1945, just prior to Japan's surrender.
		In September 1945, Vientiane and Champassak[?] united with Luang Prabang to form an independent government under the Free Laos (Lao Issara) banner.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hi/History_of_Laos.html (687 words)

	Laos Capital Defies Time And Change - New York Times
		Somehow the authorities here have overlooked this requirement of a one-party state inspired by Marxism-Leninism, although they have seen to it that hammer and sickle decorate the offices of the party and its branches.
		The city fathers have also neglected to raze the statue of King Sisavang Vong, the penultimate monarch, a staunch foe of the Communists.
		But the authorities have removed the identifying plaque, to avoid giving offense to the People's Democratic Republic that was declared in 1975, when Sisavang's son, Savang Vatthana, was dethroned and later died in harsh banishment in the northern mountains.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=990CE7D81331F935A3575BC0A963958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (587 words)

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		The French established the new colony's administrative center in Vientiane maintaining Luang Prabang as the royal capital with King Sisavang Vong on the throne and as the Head of all Laos.
		In Laos, the Japanese persuaded King Sisavang Vong and Prince Phetsarat, Premier and Viceroy to proclaim the independence of the Kingdom of Luang Prabang on April 1945.
		Supported by French, King Sisavang Vong and his son, Crown Prince Savang Vathana formed a new cabinet known as the Royal Lao Government (RLG).
	www.hmongnet.org /hmong-au/refugee.htm (8394 words)

	Luang Prabang - Laos
		Built in 1904, it was a residence of King Sisavong Vang.
		He died in 1959, leaving it to Crown Prince Sisavang Vatthana.
		Burned by Chinese Ho bandits in 1887, it was rebuilt in 1898.The main stupa of Wat That Luang (1818) holds the ashes of King Sisavang Vong.
	www.circleofasia.com /Luang-Prabang-Laos.htm (316 words)

	LUANG PRABANG
		Tiao Khamla (by Thongsy), married HRH Tiao Khammao, born 1911, (son of HM King SISAVANG VONG and Khamphiou of Laos), and had issue.
		Tiao Bouakham Souvannarath, married HRH Tiao Khampane Panya, born 9th April 1917, (son of HM King SISAVANG VONG and Khamla of Laos), died 24th June 1966 in Bangkok.
		HM King SISAVANG VONG 1904/1945, born 14th July 1885, became King of an united Laos in 1945.
	uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/states/asia/luangprabang.html (1265 words)

	Vacation in Luang Prabang Laos with Asian Vacations, Inc.
		, beside the Royal Palace on Sisavang Vong St. was originally called Wat Souvanna Phommaram, this was the original home of the Buddhist leader, Phra Sangkharath, and is a standard of the Luang Prabang style of religious architecture.
		Begun by King Sisavang Vong in 1904, the palace wasn't completed until 1909, with the later addition of two wings and a traditional Lao tiled roof.
		Built by Vietnamese labor, embellished by Thai artisans, and funded by colonial authorities, the Royal Palace is in a way a symbol of Laos, a country long occupied by foreigners.
	www.vacationsinlaos.com /Luang_Prabang_attractions.html (1343 words)

	Laos Events in 1945
		A Japanese representative suggested that the king proclaim Laos's independence and send someone to discuss the terms of LaotianJapanese cooperation.
		Sisavang Vong replied that he would stay with his people and that his attitude toward the French would not change.
		Laos was too small to be independent, but if he was obliged to accept independence he would do so.
	www.country-studies.com /laos/events-in-1945.html (1298 words)

	Luang Prabang Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		When the penultimate Luang Prabang king, Sisavang Vong, died in 1959, his son Crown Prince Sisavang Vatthana was scheduled to ascend the throne.
		Built in 1904 during the early French colonial era as a residence for King Sisavang Vong and his family, the quaint Royal Palace Museum (also known as Haw Kham or Golden Hall) provides a sense of local history.
		The ashes of King Sisavang Vong and his brother are interred inside the large central stupa.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/laos/luang-prabang?v=print (2422 words)

	French_Colonies_and_ExColonies
		Short set of 3 values from this magnificent issue with a fantastic engraving by J. Pheulpin of King Sisavang Vong and the UPU monument in Berne, Switzerland.
		The complete set of two stamps, overprinted with surcharge, depicting King Sisavang Vong and Elephant.
		Engraved set of 4 stamps with fruits and vegetables, 200,000 sets were issued.
	www.silverdalen.se /stamps/4sale/g_french_colonies_and_excolonies.htm (127 words)

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