Touby lyfong biography
- Touby Lyfoung was a Hmong political and military leader.
- Phagna Touby Lyfoung was a visionary leader who wanted his Hmong people to live prosperously, harmoniously, and with dignity in the Kingdom of Laos.
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Tub Npis Lisfoom tej lus tseg cia. English
- Author / Creator
- Lyfoung, Touxa
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- Creator
- Touxa Lyfoung ; with a special contribution from Pacyinz T. Lyfoung [assistance with translation]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
- [Edina, Minn.] : Burgess Pub., ©1996
- Physical Details
- vi, 185 pages, [20] pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
- OCLC
- ocm49537185
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Touby Lyfoung
Politician and Military Leader
Touby Lyfoung | |
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Tub Npis Lis Foom in his old age | |
| Pronunciation | [túᵐbìlìfɔ̰̃] |
| Born | 1919 (1919) in Nong Het, Laos,French Indochina |
| Died | April 1979 Prison Camp Number One in Houaphan Province |
| Education | Graduated from a French high school in Vinh, North Vietnam |
| Known for | Being the first Hmong politician in the Royal Lao Government |
Touby Lyfoung (RPA: Tub Npis Lis Foom [túᵐbìlìfɔ̰̃], Pahawh: 𖬆𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬨𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬞 𖬌𖬰𖬜𖬵[túᵐbìlìfɔ̰̃]: 1919–1979) was a Hmong political and military leader. Born in 1919 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 (RLG) and American involvement in the Secret War.
Under French Rule
Touby Lyfoung was the son of Ly Xia Foung, a very well respected man among the Hmong community of Laos, and the grandson-in-law of Lo Bliayao, one of the f
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LEARN HMONG LESSONS & TRADITIONS
Mr. Lyfoung was not only a Laotian national political leader. His contribution to building modern Laos is universally known. His efforts focused on the integration of all ethnic groups into the Laotian nation. In 1939, he built the first village school in Nong Het for the Hmong and minority ethnic groups and developed the school system in the Xieng Khouang plateau.
As a politician, Touby Lyfoung participated in the peace
process and worked toward the Laotian National Reconciliation in 1974. After the takeover of Laos by the Communist Pathet Lao in 1975, he was arrested and sent to a labor camp along the Vietnamese border where he died in 1979.
Mr. Lyfoung was a man who offered strong political leadership and a great sense of responsibility. He was a role-model for today’s Hmong leaders and for generations to come.
Source:http://hmongstudies.org/HmongHistoricalFiguresPresentation.pdf