2nd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

The 2nd Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), officially the Political Bureau of the 2nd Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, was elected in 1972 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 2nd Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 2nd National Congress.

Meeting of the 2nd Politburo circa 1972.

The 2nd Politburo witnessed dramatic debates on the topic of the transition to socialism, planned economic activity verus market relations and how to construct a people's democratic dictatorship. The Politburo was divideded between reformers such as Kaysone Phomvihane, who were influenced by economic reforms in China and Vietnam, and the followers of Nouhak Phoumsavan that wanted to strengthen state-control and supported a traditional planned economy based on the Soviet model.

Members

Rank	Name	Akson Lao	3rd POL	Birth	Death	Gender
1	Kaysone Phomvihane	ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ	Reelected	1924	1992	Male
2	Nouhak Phoumsavan	ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ	Reelected	1920	2008	Male
3	Souphanouvong	ສຸພານຸວົງ	Reelected	1909	1995	Male
4	Phoumi Vongvichit	ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ	Reelected	1909	1994	Male
5	Khamtai Siphandone	ຄໍາໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ	Reelected	1924	—	Male
6	Phoun Sipaseut	ພູນ ສີປະເສີດ	Reelected	1920	1994	Male
7	Sisomphon Lovansay	ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ	Reelected	1916	1993	Male
References:

References

Specific

1. Brown & Zasloff 1977, p. 108.
2. Yamada 2018, p. 721–5.
3. Thayer 1983, p. 49–51.
4. Stuart-Fox 2008, pp. 405–6.
5. "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ II ຂອງພັກ (3–6/2/1972)" [2nd Party Congress (3–6/2/1972)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

Bibliography

Books:

• Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81086-411-5.

Articles and journals:

• Brown, MacAlister; Zasloff, Joseph J. (February 1977). "Laos 1976: Faltering First Steps toward Socialism". Asian Survey. 17 (2). University of California Press: 107–117. doi:10.2307/2643469. JSTOR 2643469.
• Thayer, Carlyle A. (1983). "Laos in 1983: Pragmatism in the Transition to Socialism". Asian Survey. 24 (1). University of California Press: 49–59. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.
• Yamada, Norihiko (2018). "Legitimation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party: Socialism, Chintanakan Mai (New Thinking) and Reform". Journal of Contemporary Asia. 58 (5): 717–738. doi:10.1080/00472336.2018.1439081. S2CID 158837854.