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Portrait or photograph of Souphanouvong: At Vientiane airport (May 1974)

Virtual Memorial

Souphanouvong

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Souphanouvong, remembered for Lao public life, Independence politics, Modern Laos.

1909 - 1995Vientiane, Laos
Portrait or photograph of Souphanouvong: At Vientiane airport (May 1974)
At Vientiane airport (May 1974) Norman Peagam, https://www.flickr.com/photos/np485/30076753134/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Souphanouvong Is Remembered

Souphanouvong is remembered for lao public life, independence politics, modern laos. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Souphanouvong.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Vientiane, Laos is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Souphanouvong's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Prince Souphanouvong, nicknamed the Red Prince, was, alongside his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist, and royalist political factions in Laos. He served as the President of Laos from December 1975 to October 1986.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Souphanouvong: At Vientiane airport (May 1974)

At Vientiane airport (May 1974)

Norman Peagam, https://www.flickr.com/photos/np485/30076764154/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Souphanouvong: At the airport (May 1974)

At the airport (May 1974)

Norman Peagam, https://www.flickr.com/photos/np485/30076779804/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Source
Portrait or photograph of Souphanouvong: At Vientiane airport (May 1974)

At Vientiane airport (May 1974)

Norman Peagam, https://www.flickr.com/photos/np485/30591915162/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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