Vang Pao

In this Hmong name, the surname is Vang. In accordance with Hmong custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.

Vang Pao
Vang in 2004
Native name
Vaj Pov
Born8 December 1929
Nonghet, Xiangkhouang, French Indochina
Died6 January 2011(2011-01-06) (aged 81)
Clovis, California, U.S.
Allegiance
Branch
Service years?–1975
RankMajor general
Commands
Commando Raiders (Military Region 2) Royal Lao Armed Forces (Military Region 2)
Conflicts

Vang Pao (RPA: Vaj Pov [vâ pɔ̌], Lao: ວ່າງປາວ; 8 December 1929 – 6 January 2011) was a major general in the Royal Lao Army and later a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States.

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