General Vang Pao

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:arrested 2007
alleged plot to overthrow the Lao government (charges later dropped)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order_(Laos)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Million_Elephants_and_the_White_Parasol
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-12-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nonghet,_Laos
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fresno,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Blia_Vang
gptkb:Chia_Vang
gptkb:Choua_Vang
gptkb:Kong_Vang
gptkb:Neng_Vang
gptkb:Yia_Vang
gptkb:Kao_Vang
gptkb:Mai_Vang
gptkb:Tou_Vang
gptkb:Xai_Vang
gptkb:Xeng_Vang
gptkb:Xoua_Vang
gptkb:Yeng_Vang
gptkb:Zong_Vang
gptkb:Bee_Vang
Pao Vang
gptkbp:deathDate 2011-01-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Clovis,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity Hmong
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Lao_Veterans_of_America
Hmong American community organizations
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Vang_Pao
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Vang Pao
gptkbp:legacy advocate for Hmong veterans and refugees
prominent Hmong leader in the United States
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Lao_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nationality Laotian
gptkbp:notableFor collaboration with the CIA during the Secret War
leadership of Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
position
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Animism
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:California,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:May_Song_Vang
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries about the Secret War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Secret_War_in_Laos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6