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Laos is a modern-day socialist country in South-East Asia, after having achieved independence after its liberation movement led by Kaysone Phomvihane (a figure analogous to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barahamin|first=Andre|date=November 5, 2017|title=The Hero of Laos: Kaysone Phomvihane|url=https://rallu.xyz/2017/11/05/the-hero-of-laos-kaysone-phomvihane/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Lao People's Democratic Republic
| native_name = ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
| image_coat = Emblem of Laos.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Laos.svg
| symbol_type = Emblem
| image_map = Laos (orthographic_projection).svg
| map_width = 220px
| capital = Vientiane
| largest_city = capital
| government_type = [[Marxist-Leninist]] [[socialist state]]
| established_event1 = Establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
| established_date1 = 2 December 1975
| population_estimate = 7,123,205
| population_estimate_year    = 2019
| leader_title1 = President
| leader_name1 = Bounnhang Vorachith
| leader_title3 = Prime Minister and General Secretary
| leader_name3 = Thongloun Sisoulith
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_name2 = Phankham Viphavanh
}}
'''Laos''', officially, the '''Lao People's Democratic Republic''', is a modern-day socialist country, established in South-East Asia after having achieved independence through its liberation movement led by Kaysone Phomvihane (a figure analogous to [[Vietnam]]'s [[Ho Chi Minh]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barahamin|first=Andre|date=November 5, 2017|title=The Hero of Laos: Kaysone Phomvihane|url=https://rallu.xyz/2017/11/05/the-hero-of-laos-kaysone-phomvihane/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), led by Kaysone Phomvihane, waged a war of liberation against the Kingdom of Laos and its allies. After liberation, Kaysone would dominate Laotian politics until his death in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nette|first=Andrew|date=March 27, 1996|title=LAOS: Kaysone – Big in Life, Bigger in Death|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/03/laos-kaysone-big-in-life-bigger-in-death/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
The [[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]] (LPRP), led by Kaysone Phomvihane, waged a war of liberation against the Kingdom of Laos and its allies. After liberation, Kaysone would dominate Laotian politics until his death in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nette|first=Andrew|date=March 27, 1996|title=LAOS: Kaysone – Big in Life, Bigger in Death|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/03/laos-kaysone-big-in-life-bigger-in-death/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
In recent years, the issue of malnutrition is still present in Laos, though the government has made inroads in combating this problem with the help of UNICEF.<ref>(October 19, 2018) https://laotiantimes.com/2018/10/19/nutrition-kids-unicef-xepon-laos/</ref> In addition, Laos has tackled such problems as inequality and poverty in its aim to shed its Least Developed Country Status by 2024. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and as ''The Laotian Times'' reports, "Lao PDR’s Human Development Index (HDI) value which is calculated based on the life expectancy, level of education and income per capita of a country’s people, has increased by over 50 per cent since 1990."<ref>(October 30, 2018) [https://laotiantimes.com/2018/10/30/progress-inequality-push-education-laos/ Inequality, Disasters Risks to Development as Progress Pushed in Laos: UNDP]</ref> Laos is also the only ASEAN member to give up luxury state cars in a move by Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith to reclaim all Lao leaders' luxury vehicles.<ref>Yap, Jasmina (February 23, 2017) [https://laotiantimes.com/2017/02/23/laos-only-asean-member-give-up-luxury-state-cars/?platform=hootsuite "Laos Only ASEAN Member To Give Up Luxury State Cars"]</ref>  
In recent years, the issue of malnutrition is still present in Laos, though the government has made inroads in combating this problem with the help of UNICEF.<ref>(October 19, 2018) https://laotiantimes.com/2018/10/19/nutrition-kids-unicef-xepon-laos/</ref> In addition, Laos has tackled such problems as inequality and poverty in its aim to shed its Least Developed Country Status by 2024. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and as ''The Laotian Times'' reports, "Lao PDR’s Human Development Index (HDI) value which is calculated based on the life expectancy, level of education and income per capita of a country’s people, has increased by over 50 per cent since 1990."<ref>(October 30, 2018) [https://laotiantimes.com/2018/10/30/progress-inequality-push-education-laos/ Inequality, Disasters Risks to Development as Progress Pushed in Laos: UNDP]</ref> Laos is also the only ASEAN member to give up luxury state cars in a move by Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith to reclaim all Lao leaders' luxury vehicles.<ref>Yap, Jasmina (February 23, 2017) [https://laotiantimes.com/2017/02/23/laos-only-asean-member-give-up-luxury-state-cars/?platform=hootsuite "Laos Only ASEAN Member To Give Up Luxury State Cars"]</ref>  


== Notes ==
== References ==
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ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
Flag of Lao People's Democratic Republic
Flag
Emblem of Lao People's Democratic Republic
Emblem
Location of Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital
and largest city
Vientiane
GovernmentMarxist-Leninist socialist state
• President
Bounnhang Vorachith
• Vice President
Phankham Viphavanh
• Prime Minister and General Secretary
Thongloun Sisoulith
History
• Establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
2 December 1975
Population
• 2019 estimate
7,123,205

Laos, officially, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a modern-day socialist country, established in South-East Asia after having achieved independence through its liberation movement led by Kaysone Phomvihane (a figure analogous to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh).[1]

History

The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), led by Kaysone Phomvihane, waged a war of liberation against the Kingdom of Laos and its allies. After liberation, Kaysone would dominate Laotian politics until his death in 1992.[2]

Politics

In recent years, the issue of malnutrition is still present in Laos, though the government has made inroads in combating this problem with the help of UNICEF.[3] In addition, Laos has tackled such problems as inequality and poverty in its aim to shed its Least Developed Country Status by 2024. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and as The Laotian Times reports, "Lao PDR’s Human Development Index (HDI) value which is calculated based on the life expectancy, level of education and income per capita of a country’s people, has increased by over 50 per cent since 1990."[4] Laos is also the only ASEAN member to give up luxury state cars in a move by Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith to reclaim all Lao leaders' luxury vehicles.[5]

References