The Laotian Civil War was a revolutionary national liberation war that led to the founding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975. Laos declared independence from the French colonizers on 12 October 1945. The French soon invaded Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia with British and Statesian support. The Lao People's Armed Forces was founded on 20 January 1949.[1]
References
- ↑ Kaysone Phomvihane. Revolution in Laos: Practice and Prospects: 'The Long Road to Victory' (pp. 15–17). [PDF]