VIENTIANE: Every December, as Lao people nationwide celebrate National Day and look back on the country’s long road to peace and independence, they also recall with deep gratitude the courageous and visionary leader who guided the nation through many years of hardship — President Kaysone Phomvihane.
His birthday on Saturday (Dec 13) has become an occasion for Lao people of all ethnicities to pay tribute to his patriotism, wisdom, and lifelong devotion to the revolutionary cause.
