Touby Lyfoung
Politician, Deceased Person
1917 – 1979
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Who was Touby Lyfoung?
Touby Lyfoung was a Hmong political and military leader. Born in 1917 in Nong Het, Laos, he became the first Hmong politician to achieve national prominence. During his long career, which began under French colonial rule and extended to the communist takeover in 1975, he supported the Royal Lao Government and American involvement in the Secret War.
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- Born
- 1917
Nong Het District - Ethnicity
- Hmong people
- Profession
- Died
- 1979
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on July 23, 2013
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