The government of Laos refused to disclose the reason of his death. He might be poisoned or was killed by black magic used by his rivals who hated him. Laos has only one political party, but there are many different factions in the party. Khamtay and Choummaly's factions are from the south. Nouhack , Kaysone and Bounnhang's factions are from Savannakhet. Souphanouvong, Somsavath and Thongsing's factions are from the north. These silent factions fight against each other inside Lao Revolutionary Party in order to maintain and control the high positions in the government.
The government of Laos refused to disclose the reason of his death. He might be poisoned or was killed by black magic used by his rivals who hated him. Laos has only one political party, but there are many different factions in the party. Khamtay and Choummaly's factions are from the south. Nouhack , Kaysone and Bounnhang's factions are from Savannakhet. Souphanouvong, Somsavath and Thongsing's factions are from the north. These silent factions fight against each other inside Lao Revolutionary Party in order to maintain and control the high positions in the government.