General Kouprasith Abhay was a
LaotianThe Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia. The vast majority of Lao people live in Laos .-Names:...
military and political figure from the
Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
(also known as the Second Indochina War).
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General Kouprasith Abhay was a
LaotianThe Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia. The vast majority of Lao people live in Laos .-Names:...
military and political figure from the
Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
(also known as the Second Indochina War).
He was born into the privileged ruling family of
Khong IslandKhong Island or Don Khong is an island of the Champasak Province of southern Laos, located on the Mekong river, in the Si Phan Don area.The island is 18 km long , and 8 km at its widest point....
. As commander of the Vientiane Military Region, he collaborated with Generals
Ouane RattikoneOuane Rattikone , a Laotian general, was the commander-in-chief of the Force Armée Republic, the army of the Royal Lao Government, during the 1960s....
and Siho Lamphouthakoun to launch a right-wing
coup d'étatA coup d'état , or coup for short, is the sudden unconstitutional deposition of a legitimate government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another, either civil or military...
on April 19, 1964.
In 1973, he put down a coup attempt by Brigadier General
Thao MaBrigadier General Thao Ma was a Lao military and political figure of the Vietnam War . From 1959-1966, he was commander of the Royal Lao Air Force....
, reportedly executing some 60 conspirators.