Savivanh Savang

Savivanh Savang
Princess Savang, aged 24-25, at her marriage ceremony, September 21 1957.[1]
Born1933
Luang Phrabang
Died4 January 2007(2007-01-04) (aged 73–74)
Nice, France
SpousePrince Sisumang Manivong
HouseKhun Lo Dynasty
FatherSisavang Vatthana
MotherKhamphoui

Princess Savivanh Savang Manivong (1933 – 4 January 2007, Nice) was the daughter of King Savang Vatthana and Queen Khamphoui. She was educated in Luang Prabang, France and England, the princess served in the court of her father, the King of Laos, until the fall of the monarchy to communist forces in 1975. She went into exile in the city of Nice, France, where continued to politically pressure the communist government to provide human rights for women in Laos.[2]

References

  1. ^ Still from video footage.Joel Martin Halpern Papers, Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries. https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs001-ls-film-i007
  2. ^ "Princess Calls For Focus on Plight of Lao Women".


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