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Destination Laos History Geography Food ... Travel Facts Laos history Over the next two centuries the Thais sphere of influence steadily grew until Laos became little more than a satellite state. In a rebellion by King Anou in 1827 Vientiane was liberated from the Thais. Towards the end of the 19th century the Thais were forced to give up large parts of their territory, including Laos and Cambodia to France. Lan Xang was renamed Laos and became part of French Indochina. In 1945 the Japanese briefly took control of Laos and when they left later that same year a power vacuum was created. The Lao Issara, or Free Laos movement, led by Prince Phetsareth quickly moved into this breach to declare independence from France. Unfortunately for the Prince, King Sisavang Vong sided with the French and the Prince was forced into exile in Thailand. This resulted in the dissolution of the Lao Issara and the crowning of King Sisavang Vong as King of all Laos in 1946. In the wake of Lao Issara, the Pathet Lao was formed in the northeast of the country. The Pathet Lao received support from the Viet Minh of communist northern Vietnam and continued the struggle for independence. Although France granted Laos sovereignty in 1953, the Pathet Lao was not convinced that government with a constitutional monarch was the answer. Homepage Back to Top Email: info@buffalotours.com

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document.write('Print Now!'); this page was printed from Factmonster.com www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0859186.html Encyclopedia Laos History Early History to Independence The Laotians are descendants of Thai tribes that were pushed southward from Yunnan, China, in the 13th cent. and gradually infiltrated the territory of the Khmer Empire In the early 19th cent. Siam was dominant over the two Laotian kingdoms, although Siamese claims were disputed by Annam. After French explorations in the late 19th cent. Siam was forced (1893) to recognize a French protectorate over Laos, which was incorporated into the union of Indochina . During World War II, Laos was gradually occupied by the Japanese, who in 1945 persuaded the king of Luang Phabang to declare the country's independence. In 1946 the French reestablished dominion over Laos, recognizing the king as constitutional monarch of the entire country. The French granted an increasing measure of self-government, and in 1949 Laos became a semiautonomous state within the French Union. In 1951, a Communist Laotian nationalist movement, the Pathet Lao, was formed by Prince Souphanouvong in North Vietnam. In 1953, Pathet Lao guerrillas accompanied a Viet Minh invasion of Laos from Vietnam and established a government at Samneua in N Laos. That year Laos attained full sovereignty; admission into the United Nations came in 1955.

25. Nations Online :: Laos - Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao History About Laos History laos history provided by LNTA History Review Briefhistory of Laos by Lao Embassy, Washington The People of Laos A brief history http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/laos.htm

This page is part of One World - Nations Online One World - Nations Online Countries and Nations keywords: Laos information, Laos newspapers, tourist information for Laos, Laos tourism, Laos map Note: Links will open in a new browser window. Laos ( Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao ) Country Code: la Flag of Lao People's Democratic Republic Royal Laos National Flag until 1975 Background: Laos is the least developed asian landlocked country, surrounded by China in the north, Burma (Myanmar) to the north-west, Thailand in the south-west, Cambodia (Kampuchia) in the south-east, and Vietnam to the east. Most Laotians are subsistence farmers, and rice is the principal crop. Forestry is economically important, but mining and manufacturing are limited. Barter is the prevalent method of exchange in rural commerce. The unit of currency in Laos is the new kip (921.13 new kips equal U.S.$1; 1996). After 600 years of being a monachy, at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, Laos has been ruled by a one-party Communist Government. Although Laos is opening its door to the West, under the 1991 constitution, Laos continues to be a one-party centralised system as specified in the constitution in Article 3: "The rights of the multi-ethnic people to be the masters of the country are exercised and ensured through the functioning of the political system with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party as its leading nucleus". For the day to day running of the country, the executive governmental power is held by a president, who is chosen by an elected National Assembly, in accordance with article 3 above, to serve a five-year term.

26. World History Archives: Southeast Asia, Laos History of Laos. Bombing Laos From Ralph McGehee, 9 October, 1995. Informationfrom soc.history.war.vietnam on the bombing raids on Laos. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/54/index-c.html

History of Laos Hartford Web Publishing (Haines Brown) is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity. History of Southeast Asia in general General and political history Souphanouvong, "red prince'' of Laos, dies aged 86 Reuter. 12 January, 1995. Short notice re Souphanouvong, the national hero in the Pathet Lao liberation struggle and President of Laos, 1975 to 1986, when he retired for reasons of health. He had to fight constantly against his right-wing half brother, Prince Souvanna Phouma. Citation: R. Warner, Back Fire: The CIA's Secret War in Laos and its Link to the War in Vietnam From Ralph McGehee. 4 October, 1995. Citation of this an another work on the same subject. Bombing Laos From Ralph McGehee, 9 October, 1995. Information from soc.history.war.vietnam on the bombing raids on Laos. An appeal to the world community to support Laos in defense of her national identity, independence and sovereigny Against the secret military occupation of Laos by Vietnam and massive abuses of human rights, by Bounthanh Thammavong, 3 March, 1997. A curious document that seems to be an effort by an overseas group of Laotian students, perhaps supporters of Prince Souvanna Phouma, to overthrow the government of Laos. Economy and environment World Bank president urged to halt Transfield dam in Laos From International Rivers Network, AID/Watch media release, 29 September, 1997.

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LAOS LAOS HISTORY Laos is a small country in southeast Asia. Before 1353, Laos was part of the Khmer Empire when the Laotian prince Fa Ngum assumed the throne of Muong Swa. Also Fa Ngum found the kingdom of Lan Xang. After 1707 dynastic feuds divided the kingdom, and three competing kingdoms emerged NVientiane, Luang Prabang, and Champasak. Annexation by Thailand was averted by an appeal for French Indochina in 1893. (Back to home) (Interview) (Geography) (People) ... (Maps)

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HOME ABOUT LAOS ABOUT VISITOR GETTING IN-OUT ... Dos/don`t History of Laos T he original Lao people were migrants from south China in early 11 th . A long the Mekong River together with Thai people and some group of people which today can be found in south China (Yunan province) and north Thailand. Before 1345 There were people in Laos of whom tool and monument have been found, the great Jars in XiengKhoung and Wat Phu in Champasak Provinces. I n the late 11 th Laos was influenced by Siamese, until the first Lao king Chao Fa Ngum whos was raised in the khmer courts of Angkor and then married with a Khmer princess. He brough up the country from south China to Northeasthern part of Thailand under his control. In 1353 he named this territories Lane Xang ( million elephants). It was a largest kingdom in southeast Asia at that time. Fa Ngum brought theravada buddhism together with PraBang Buddha ( the goldene Buddha statue, was cast in SriLanka) to Land Xang. T he Buddha has been kept in Muang Sawa city which today is called LuangPraBang, according to the PraBang Buddha image. Finally in 1637 King Suliya Vongsa climbed on the Throne following a dynastic war. He ruled the country for 57 years, the longest reign of any Lao monarch, until french influence in to Laos.

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Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction ... Make Money Laos HISTORY The first recorded history of the Lao begins with the unification of Laos in 1353 by King Fa Ngum. King Fa Ngum established his capital at Luang Prabang and ruled a kingdom called Lane Xang (literally, "million elephants") which covered much of what today is Thailand and Laos. His successors, especially King Setthathirat in the 16th century, helped establish Buddhism as the predominant religion of the country. In the 18th century, Lane Xang entered a period of decline caused by dynastic struggle and conflicts with Burma, Siam (now Thailand), Vietnam, and the Khmer kingdom. In the 19th century, the Siamese established hegemony over much of what is now Laos. The region was divided into principalities centered on Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and Champassak. Vietnamese influence was felt in Xieng Khouang and northwest Laos. Late in the century, the French supplanted the Siamese. France integrated all of Laos into the French empire as directly ruled provinces, except for Luang Prabang, which was ruled as a protectorate. The Franco-Siamese treaty of 1907 defined the present Lao boundary with Thailand. During World War II, the Japanese occupied French Indochina, including Laos. King Sisavang Vong of Luang Prabang was induced to declare independence from France in 1945, just prior to Japan's surrender. In September 1945, Vientiane and Champassak united with Luang Prabang to form an independent government under the Free Lao (Lao Issara) banner. In 1946, French troops reoccupied the country and conferred limited autonomy on Laos following elections for a constituent assembly.

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LaOs HiStOry LaO and Tai ancestOrs prObably mOved intO LaOs in the A.D. 800's. Princes setted up small states and ruled them. The ruler of MuOng Swa (nOw LOuang Phrabang) united most of nOw LaOs in the KingdOm of Lanxang (a land of a milliOn elephants) in 1935. LOuang Phrabang, Vientiane, and Champasak, the separate kingdOms were fOrmed abOut the 1700s. France made LaOs a prOtectOrate and ruled it as part of IndOchina in the late 1800s. LaOs' first cOnstitutiOn was negOtiated with France in 1947. The brOther princes Phetsarat, SOuvanna PhOuma, and SOuphanOuvang headed the free LaOs cOmmittee. In 1949, independence gained frOm the French UniOn. The princes split up, SOuphanOuvOng mOved tO nOrth0eastern LaOs. He made cOntact with Ho Chi Minh, the NOrth Vietnamese Communist least, and setted up the Communist inspired Pathet LaO mOvement there. In 1954, Ho Chi Minh's fOrces defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. CuLtuRe/TraditiOns EnivirOnment LaOs HistOry QuiCk FaCtS ... TranslatiOns

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37. History Of Laos - Wikipedia History of Laos. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Laos tracesits first recorded history and its origins as a unified state http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Laos

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help History of Laos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Laos traces its formal history to the establishment of the Kingdom of Lan Xang (literally, "million elephants") by King Fa Ngum in 1353. Under his rule, the wealthy and mighty kingdom covered the northeast region of present-day Thailand ( Isan ), all of Laos and present-day Stung Treng province of Cambodia . His successors, especially King Photisarath in the 16th century, helped establish Theravada Buddhism as the predominant religion of the country. By the 17th century, the kingdom of Lan Xang entered a period of decline marked by dynastic struggle and conflicts with its neighbors. In the late 18th century, Siam established hegemony over much of what is now Laos. The region was divided into principalities centered on

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home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Laos History The country has long been occupied by migrating Thais (including Shans, Siamese and Lao) and slash-and-burn Hmong/Mien hill tribes. The first Lao principalities were consolidated in the 13th century following the invasion of south-west China by Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes. In the mid-14th century, a Khmer-sponsored warlord, Fa Ngum, combined a number of scattered principalities around Luang Prabang to form his own kingdom, Lan Xang ('a million elephants'). The kingdom initially prospered, but internal divisions and pressure from neighbours caused it to split in the 17th century into three warring kingdoms centred on Luang Prabang, Wieng Chan (Vientiane) and Champasak. By the end of the 18th century, most of Laos came under Siamese (Thai) suzerainty but the territory was also being pressured by Vietnam. Unable or unwilling to serve two masters, the country went to war with Siam in the 1820s. This disastrous ploy led to all three kingdoms falling under Thai control. By the late 19th century, France had established French Indochina in the Vietnamese provinces of Tonkin and Annam. The Thais eventually ceded all of Laos to the French, who were content to use the territory merely as a buffer between its colonial holdings and Siam. During WWII, the Japanese occupied Indochina and a Lao resistance group, Lao Issara, was formed to prevent the return of the French. Independence was achieved in 1953 but conflict persisted between royalist, neutralist and communist factions. The USA began bombing North Vietnamese troops on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in eastern Laos in 1964, escalating conflict between the royalist Vientiane government and the communist Pathet Lao who fought alongside the North Vietnamese. By the time a ceasefire was negotiated in 1973, Laos had the dubious distinction of being the most bombed country in the history of warfare.

39. History Collection of news articles spotlights the turbulent history of this Asian country. history of laos. Hartford Web Publishing (Haines Brown) is not the author of the documents in World history Archives and http://www.laoembassy.com/discover/intro/history.htm

HISTORY REVIEW Human beings began living in the present territory of Laos more than 10,000 years ago. Stone tools implements and skulls discovered in Huaphan and Luang Prabang provinces certify the existence of such settlements. The giant jars in Xieng Khouang province and stone columns in Huaphan province date from the Neolithic period. As clearly as the last century B.C. humans in Laos used iron to forge their tools. The rural community grouping of people slowly formed into muang ( townships ) between fourth and eight century on both sides of the Mekong River and along its tributaries. In 1349-1357, a movement emerged under the command of King Fa Ngoum, a national hero, to group the muang into a unified Lan Xang Kingdom, the capital of which stood at Xiengdong Xiengthong, now known as Luang Prabang. From then on, the Kingdom of Lan xang entered into an era of national defense and construction under King Fa Ngoum who first introduced Hinayana Buddhism from the Khmer Kingdom into Laos, which is still the religion professed by the majority of Lao people. From 1479 to 1570, the Lao people were forced to defend the country against foreign aggressors.

40. MapZones.com History laos, history, Back to Top. By the middle of the 1st millennium bc,people on the Plain of Jars who probably spoke an AustroAsiatic http://www.mapzones.com/world/asia/laos/historyindex.php

Country Info Laos Introduction Laos General Data Laos Maps Laos Culture ... Laos Time and Date Laos History Back to Top By the middle of the 1st millennium bc, people on the Plain of Jars who probably spoke an Austro-Asiatic language created a flourishing Bronze Age culture. This culture was characterized by huge stone funerary urns (the "jars" after which the plateau is named) and by bronze tools and weapons. Eventually its people learned to use iron smelted from ores mined nearby. Historians believe that Laos’s earliest inhabitants were the ancestors of the Lao Thoeng, who today live on Laos’s mountain slopes. By the early centuries ad, small kingdoms were becoming established in mainland Southeast Asia. One of these, the kingdom of Zhenla, arose in the 7th century and extended from northern Cambodia into southern Laos. Later, small kingdoms were established in the regions of Vientiane and Louangphrabang and elsewhere on the middle Mekong. Recorded Laotian history begins with Fa Ngum, the ruler who founded the first Laotian state, Lan Xang (“Kingdom of the Million Elephants”), with the help of the Khmer sovereign at Angkor. Fa Ngum was a great warrior, and between 1353 and 1371 he conquered territories that included all of present-day Laos and much of what is today northern and eastern Thailand. He extended the Indo-Khmer civilization to the upper Mekong River and introduced Theravada Buddhism, which had been preached by Khmer missionaries from Angkor. In the meantime, the Lao and other Tai peoples had been slowly moving south and southeast from southern China and northwestern Vietnam, cultivating upland valleys and pushing out the Lao Thoeng. Lao myths tell of this expansion, which reached Louangphrabang perhaps as early as the 10th century. There the Lao established their first small principality in what is now Lao territory. In the 12th century this principality was absorbed into the Khmer (Cambodian) Empire (see Khmer Kingdoms), and in the late 13th century it came under the control of the Mongol Empire. During this turmoil, Tai peoples carved out their first substantial kingdoms, first in central and northern Thailand and then in Laos.

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