• The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Laos. Monarch: Savang Vatthana (abdicated 2 December) President: Souphanouvong (starting 2 December)...
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    The Kingdom of Laos was the form of government in Laos from 1947 to 1975. Located in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, it was...
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    The Laotian Civil War was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. The Kingdom of Laos was...
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    adopted on December 2, 1975, when it became a socialist state. The royal flag before 1975 remains in use by a number of Laotian diaspora. This current...
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    Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula...
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    became President when the former Kingdom of Laos was overthrow by the Pathet Lao in 1975, at the end of the Laotian Civil War. The president is elected by...
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  • insurgency in Laos is a low-intensity conflict between the Laotian government on one side and former members of the Secret Army, Laotian royalists, and...
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    any offers of coalition or national elections and the Laotian Civil War began. On 23 August 1975, Pathet Lao forces entered Vientiane, the last city to...
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    of Laos from 1945 to the present. Note: this article follows the system for transliterating Lao names used in Martin Stuart-Fox's History of Laos. It...
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    Pathet Lao (category Communism in Laos)
    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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    Laos is a country in and the only landlocked nation in mainland Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand and west of Vietnam. It covers approximately 236...
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    modern human presence in the northern and central highlands of Indochina, which constitute the territories of the modern Laotian nation-state, dates back...
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    The Parliament of the Kingdom of Laos was the bicameral legislature of the Kingdom of Laos from 1947 to 1975. It consisted of the National Assembly, whose...
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    of Laos, ratified in 1947, established the post of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos. The kingdom was abolished on 2 December 1975, when the National...
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    military and security affairs. Until 1975, the Royal Lao Armed Forces were the armed forces of the Kingdom of Laos. Serving one of the world's least developed...
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    French protectorate of Laos (French: Protectorat français du Laos) was a French protectorate in Southeast Asia of what is today Laos between 1893 and 1953—with...
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    Prostitution in Laos is regarded as a criminal activity and can be subject to severe prosecution. It is much less common than in neighbouring Thailand...
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    Theravada Buddhism is the largest religion in Laos, which is practiced by 66% of the population. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism...
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    largest and dominant religion in Laos. Theravada Buddhism is central to Lao cultural identity. The national symbol of Laos is the That Luang stupa, a stupa...
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    Vietnamese forces in the Vietnam War. The insurgency culminated with the LPRP seizing power in Laos in 1975. During its first years in power, the party...
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  • rank insignia 1975-1983 Laos People's Air Force Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983 Laos People's Police Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983 Laos People's Army...
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  • music of Laos includes the music of the Lao people, a Tai ethnic group, and other ethnic groups living in Laos. The traditional music of Laos has similarities...
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    national monuments such as Pha That Luang, a national symbol of Laos and an icon of Buddhism in Laos. Other significant Buddhist temples can be found there as...
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    military of the Kingdom of Laos during the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos and the Laotian Civil War between 1960 and 1975. The ARL traced back its origins...
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    country continues to also rely on coal in its electricity production. With the overthrow of the Laotian monarchy in 1975, the Pathet Lao's communist government...
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    bronze in the Paralympics The National Olympic Committee of Laos was formed in 1975 and officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1979...
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    politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos) takes place in the framework of a one-party parliamentary socialist republic. The...
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    Patuxai (category Monuments and memorials in Laos)
    Morts) is a war monument in Downtown Vientiane, Laos, built between 1957 and 1968. The Patuxai was dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence...
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    Royal Lao Police (category 1975 disestablishments in Laos)
    Kingdom of Laos from 1949 to 1975, operating closely with the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR) during the Laotian Civil War between 1960 and 1975. The Royal...
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    Laos–Vietnam relations (Vietnamese: Quan hệ Lào – Việt Nam) (Laotian: ການພົວພັນ ລາວ-ຫວຽດນາມ) are the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive...
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