Kingdom of Laos

Kingdom of Laos was a state in Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1953 to 1975 CE, about 22 years. Its people spoke Kra-Dai languages (Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang).

A constitutional monarchy torn by civil war between royalists, neutralists and the communist Pathet Lao. The United States dropped over two million tons of bombs on Laos from 1964 to 1973, and the Pathet Lao abolished the monarchy in 1975.

See Kingdom of Laos on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1953 to 1975 CE

Duration

22 years

Type

State

Region

Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia

Language family

Kra-Dai

Capital

Vientiane, Luang Prabang

Came from

• French Laos 1893 to 1953 CE

Became

• Lao People's Democratic Republic 1975 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu
• 1967 ASEAN founded
• 1975 Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• French Indochina 1887 to 1954 CE
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present
• Singapore 1965 CE to the present
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945 to 1976 CE
• Republic of Vietnam 1955 to 1975 CE
• Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) 1975 to 1979 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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