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Laos: A Socialist realist-style statue of King Sisavang Vong (14 July 1885 - 29 October 1959) in Vientiane. The statue was a gift from the Soviet Union. Sisavang Phoulivong (or Sisavangvong) was King of Luang Prabang and later the Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 20 October 1959. His father was King Zakarine and his mother was Queen Thongsy. He was educated at Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat, Saigon, and at l'École Coloniale in Paris. He was known as a "playboy" king with up to 50 children by as many as 15 wives.
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