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The Pathet Lao ( Lao: ປະເທດລາວ, romanized : Pa thēt Lāo, lit. 'Lao Nation' [1] ), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group ultimately conquered the entire country of Laos in 1975, after the Laotian Civil War.
The Laotian Civil War was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. The Kingdom of Laos was a covert theater during the Vietnam War with both sides receiving heavy external support in a proxy war between the global Cold War superpowers.
Pathet Lao, left-oriented nationalist group in Laos that took control of the country in 1975. Founded in 1950, the Pathet Lao (Lao Country) movement joined with the Viet Minh, the Communist-oriented Vietnamese nationalist organization, in armed resistance to French rule in Indochina.
In August 1950, Souphanouvong convened the first congress of the Lao Freedom Front (Neo Lao Issara), more generally known as the Pathet Lao, which served as the vehicle for the communist challenge to French rule.
Analyzes the Laotian revolutionary movement commonly known as the Pathet Lao — its leaders, commanding party (People's Party of Laos), the Lao Patriotic Front, the political and administrative organization, and military forces.
Pathet Lao. Quick Reference. Laotian communist movement. In the independence struggle after World War II, Pathet Lao forces cooperated with the Vietminh against French colonial power.
In this chapter, I examine Sino-Lao relations between the 1954 and 1961–62 Geneva conferences to argue two points. First, during this period, Laos was an important laboratory for what was an international communist experiment with a political transition to socialism.
The Pathet Lao, officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group ultimately conquered the entire country of Laos in 1975, after the Laotian Civil War.
The Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) was a civil war in Laos waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975.
The Pathet Lao (PL) revolutionary movement owes its existence and much of its success to the guidance and support of the Viet Minh movement. After a 20-year struggle, the PL now control perhaps one-half of Laos territory and one-third of its population.
