Phangna Lien Pravongviengkham

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Phagna Lien Pravongviengkham
ພະຍາ Phagna Lien Pravongviengkham
Laotian Ambassador to China; of Laos ; to China
	In office; 30 September 1972 / 17 November 1972 – 1975
Preceded by	Khamking Souvanlasy
Succeeded by	Heuan Muongkhonvilay
Personal details
Born	4 March 1929; Sam Neua
Died	May 1980 (aged 51)
Spouse	In 1956 he married Nang Boun Huong Phanareth
Children	4
Education	1942: primary and complentary studies at SAM NEUA.; 1950 secondary studies in the "COLLEGE" AND LYCEE PAVIE AT VIENTIANE.;
Alma mater	1954 pharmaceutical studies at the faculty of pharmacy in Paris.; 1958 law degree of the University of Paris; from 1953 to 1954 he was PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LAO STUDENTS IN FRANCE;

Phangna Lien Pravongviengkham (4 March 1929 – May 1980) was a Laotian ambassador.

Career

In December 1958 he was employed in the Office of the Presidency of the Council (of Ministers).^{[citation needed]}
From June 1959 to April 1964 he served as the secretary general of the Council of Ministers and served in the administrations of: Phoui Sananikone, Kou Abhay, Somsanith Vongkotrattana, Boun Oum and Souvanna Phouma.^{[citation needed]}
In 1962 he entered the foreign service.^{[citation needed]}
From April 1964 to June 1967 he continued in the role of counselor Chargé d'affaires of the royal Laotian embassy in Washington, D.C.^[1]
From June 1967 to October 1972 he served as the Secretary of State (Vice-Minister) for Youth and Sports.^[2]
From 30 September 1972/17 November 1972 to 1975 he was ambassador in Beijing.
In 1975 the government tried to get agreement for his ambassadorship in Washington, D.C., and he was appointed ambassador in Bangkok.^[3]
In 1975 he was recalled to Vientiane by executive order, sent to detain in Sam Neua detention camp No 5.
On 12 October 1977 he was transferred to Torture Camp No 1 Prison cell No 2, where he was imposed to heavy punishment, hard labour, tortured, locked in underground cell, with inadequate food ration, poor nutrition, Death underground cell on 1 May 1980
in 1980 his grave was buried in the vicinity of Ban Naka Neau, Sop Hao district, province Houaphan, VH 438-745.^[4]

^ Diplomatic List, Department of State, 1966, p. 4 p. 53
^ p. 7/151
^ Lien Pravongviengkham, ambassador to Peking, will replace Keo Viphakon in the Bangkok Embassy.
^ Phangna Lien Pravongviengkham [1][2]cv