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Bookmark or Share- Laotian Civil War - WikipediaThe North Vietnamese Army, in collaboration with the Pathet Lao, invaded Laos in 1958 and 1959, occupying the east of the country to use for its Ho Chi Minh Trail supply corridor and as a staging area for offensives into South Vietnam.
- Pathet Lao | Communist, Marxist-Leninist, Revolution | BritannicaPathet 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.
- Revolution in Laos: The North Vietnamese and the Pathet LaoThe 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.
- Souphanouvong | Prince, Communist Leader, Lao | BritannicaSouphanouvong (born July 13, 1909, Luang Prabang, Laos—died Jan. 9, 1995, Laos) was the leader of the revolutionary Pathet Lao movement and the first president of Communist-governed Laos.
- Pathet Lao - WikipediaThe 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 gained control over the entire country of Laos in 1975, after the Laotian Civil War.
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