In 1960, amidst a series of rebellions in the Kingdom of Laos, fighting broke out between the Royal Lao Army (RLA) and the communist North Vietnamese and Soviet Union -backed Pathet Lao guerillas.

5 days ago · The Lao Loum constitute roughly two-thirds of the population, with the ethnic Lao by far the largest component. Other prominent Lao Loum communities include the Phuan of the northeast, the …

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2 days ago · The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) is a developing country ruled by a one-party, Communist government. Political power is centralized in the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

2 days ago · WELCOME TO LAOS Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to the kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao (Kingdom of a Million Elephants Under the White Parasol), which …

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Apr 18, 2023 · A French colony until the 1953, the power struggle which ensued between royalists and the communist group Pathet Lao also saw the country caught up in the Vietnam War.

6 days ago · Cooperation between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has achieved significant and wide-ranging successes under the close leadership and …

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Located on the Indochinese Peninsula, it is bord...

The usual adjectival form is "Lao" (as in "the Lao economy"). The term "Laotian," is commonly used to describe the people of Laos, to avoid confusion with the Lao ethnic group.