Touby Lyfoung

Touby Lyfoung
𖬆𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬨𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬞 𖬌𖬰𖬜𖬵
Tub Npis Lis Foom in his old age
Pronunciation	[tú ᵐbì lì fɔ̰̃]
Born	1919 (1919) in Nong Het, Laos,French Indochina
Died	April 1979 Prison Camp Number One in Houaphan Province
Education	Graduated from a French high school in Vinh, North Vietnam
Known for	Being the first Hmong politician in the Royal Lao Government

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Touby Lyfoung (RPA: Tub Npis Lis Foom [tú ᵐbì lì fɔ̰̃], Pahawh: 𖬆𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬨𖬵 𖬃𖬰𖬞 𖬌𖬰𖬜𖬵 [tú ᵐbì lì fɔ̰̃]: 1919–1979) was a Hmong political and military leader. Born in 1919 in Nong Het, Laos, he became the first Hmong politician to achieve national prominence. During his long career, which began under French colonial rule and extended to the communist takeover in 1975, he supported the Royal Lao Government (RLG) and American involvement in the Secret War.