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  2. Flag of Laos - Wikipedia

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    The current Lao flag was designed in 1945 by Maha Sila Viravong, a famous Lao nationalist, intellectual, and scholar of traditional Lao literature, history, and culture. As a member of the Lao Issara movement, he was tasked with creating a new Lao national flag that was to be distinct from the royalist red flag with the white three-headed ...

  3. List of flags of Laos - Wikipedia

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    Flag Date Use Description 3 Oct. 1893 - 8 Apr. 1945 24 Apr. 1946 - 22 Oct. 1953: Protectorate flag of Kingdom of Laos: Ratio is 2:3. Influences: 12 Oct. 1945 - 24 Apr. 1946: State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos [4] [5] Three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes.

  4. National symbols of Laos - Wikipedia

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    History since 1945; Insurgency; 2007 coup attempt; ... Name of symbol Picture National flag: Flag of Laos: Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Laos: National anthem:

  5. History of Laos - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Tai migrations into Laos were preserved in myth and legends. The Nithan Khun Borom or "Story of Khun Borom" recalls the origin myths of the Lao, and follows the exploits of his seven sons to found the Tai kingdoms of Southeast Asia. The myths also recorded the laws of Khun Borom, which set the basis of common law and identity ...

  6. Portal:Laos - Wikipedia

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    Laos (/ ˈ l ɑː oʊ s / ⓘ, / ˈ l aʊ s /, / ˈ l ɑː ɒ s /, or / ˈ l eɪ ɒ s /; Lao: ລາວ, Lao pronunciation:, Lāo), or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao), is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to ...

  7. Category:National symbols of Laos - Wikipedia

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  8. Lao name - Wikipedia

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    Lao names (Lao: ຊື່ ), like Thai ones, are given in Western order, where the family name goes after the first given name. On official documents, both first given name and surname are written, but it is customary to refer to people in formal situations by their first name, plus titles and honorifics, alone.

  9. List of national flags of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.