Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A shekarar 1954 ya zama memba na Jam'iyyar Kwaminis ta Indochina, 1955 Lao People's Party, wanda shi ne babban kwamiti daga 1957. An dauke shi amintaccen amintaccen Sakatare Janar na farko Kaysone Phomvihane. A cikin 1962 ya zama magajinsa a matsayin shugaban ma'aikatan sojojin Pathet Lao. A cikin 1966 ya zama babban kwamandan "Sojojin 'Yancin Jama'ar Lao", wanda ya yi yaƙi tare da goyon bayan Arewacin Vietnam a cikin
Yaƙin basasa na Laotian da sojojin sarauta. A cikin 1972 ya hau zuwa Politburo na LPRP.