People / group
Pathet Lao
The Pathet Lao was the communist movement of Laos, founded in 1950 under Prince Souphanouvong with the support of the Viet Minh. It fought the Royal Lao Government in a long civil war that became part of the wider Indochina conflict. In 1975 it took power, abolished the monarchy and founded the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pathet Lao. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pathet-lao
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