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.
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 ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ 1920 1992 Male 2 ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ 1910 2008 Male 3 Souphanouvong ສຸພານຸວົງ 1909 1995 Male 4 ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ 1909 1994 Male 5 ຄໍາໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ 1924 2025 Male 6 ພູນ ສີປະເສີດ 1920 1994 Male 7 ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ 1916 1993 Male References:
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