A report on Laos
Socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
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Mekong
13 linksTrans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Hmong people
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The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue:, Pahawh Hmong: , ) are indigenous people that mainly live in Southwest China (Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guangxi), Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
Pathet Lao
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The Pathet Lao (ປະເທດລາວ ), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century.
Luang Prabang
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Luang Phabang, (Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or Louangphabang (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) as Luang Prabang, literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image", is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site.
South Vietnam
14 linksCountry in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War.
Country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War.
A French governor-general (toàn quyền) in Hanoi administered all the five parts of Indochina (Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Laos, and Cambodia) while Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ) was under a French governor (thống đốc), but the difference from the other parts with most indigenous intelligentsia and wealthy were naturalized French (Tourane now Đà Nẵng in the central third of Vietnam also enjoyed this privilege because this city was a concession too.) The northern third of Vietnam (then the colony (thuộc địa) of Tonkin (Bắc Kỳ) was under a French resident general (thống sứ).
Lao People's Revolutionary Party
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The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Lao language
6 linksKra–Dai language of the Lao people.
Kra–Dai language of the Lao people.
It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language for around 7 million people, as well as in northeast Thailand, where it is used by around 23 million people, usually referred to as Isan.
Kingdom of Laos
9 linksLandlocked country in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula.
Landlocked country in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula.
The country was governed as a constitutional monarchy that ruled Laos beginning with its independence on 9 November 1953.
First Indochina War
7 linksThe First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina on December 19, 1946, and lasted until July 20, 1954.
The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina on December 19, 1946, and lasted until July 20, 1954.
Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia.
Theravada
5 linksTheravāda (Sinhala: ථේරවාද, Thai: เถรวาท) (lit.
Theravāda (Sinhala: ථේරවාද, Thai: เถรวาท) (lit.
It is the official religion of Sri Lanka and Cambodia, and the dominant religion in Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand and is practiced by minorities in India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Vietnam.