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Kong Le
- ... that Captain Kong Le twice seized control of the Kingdom of Laos?
- ALT1:. . .that while his troops were attacking communists, Captain Kong Le was serving as a monk?
- Reviewed: Emin Xhinovci
- Comment: When young idealistic Captain Kong Le seized power in Laos, he believed he could cleanse his national government of corruption and establish Laos as a neutral in the ongoing Cold War. His subsequent experiences bring to mind the old adage about the peacemaker to a dogfight being bitten by both sides. Forced by circumstances to surrender his third party position, and to take sides during the Laotian Civil War, he found that neither military expertise nor spiritual piety could sustain himself and his military/political movement in play.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:05, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self nominated at 18:05, 17 February 2015 (UTC).