Biography
Soulivong Savang was born at the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang to Crown Prince Vong Savang and Princess Mahneelai of the Kingdom of Laos. After the communist revolution, some members of the Royal Family died while in communist 're-education' camps. Prince Savang escaped from captivity in Laos with his younger brother Prince Thayavong Savang in 1981, arriving in France as refugees. Some members of the Royal Family who did not escape were murdered or died of ill-treatment, although Prince Souphanouvong later became Prime Minister of the newly established republic.
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