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The borders of the modern state of Laos were established by the French colonial government in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [4] [5] [6] The modern nation-state of Laos emerged from the French Colonial Empire as an independent country in 1953.
Laos is divided into 17 provinces (khoueng) and one prefecture (kampheng nakhon), which includes the capital city Vientiane (Nakhon Louang Viangchan). [64] A province, Xaisomboun province, was established on 13 December 2013. [65] Provinces are divided into districts (muang) and then villages (ban). An "urban" village is essentially a town. [58]
Date format: dmy: Calling code +856: ISO 3166 code ... The Kingdom of Laos was the form of government in Laos ... the 1953 Franco-Lao Treaty finally established a ...
On December 22, 1885, "Daijo-kan No. 69" were established, and the Cabinet system was established in place of the Daijo-kan system. 11 February 660 BC Traditional founding date of the imperial dynasty by Emperor Jimmu. 15 May 1972: Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu ...
The Franco-Lao Treaty of 1953, gave Laos independence and the Royal Lao Government took control of the country. This treaty established a constitutional monarchy , with Sisavang Vong as King and Prince Souvanna Phouma as Prime Minister.
The Constitution of Laos specifies the functions and powers of the government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and defines the rights and duties of Laotian citizens. The constitution was adopted on August 14, 1991, sixteen years after the 1975 establishment of the Republic, a period during which the country functioned without a written ...
A French government official and Lao children in Luang Prabang, 1887. After the acquisition of Cambodia in 1863, French explorers led by Ernest Doudart de Lagrée went on several expeditions along the Mekong River to find possible trade relations for the territories of French Cambodia and Cochinchina (modern-day Southern Vietnam) to the south.
[4] [3] In 1953, The WPV initiated a purification of the Lao membership that expelled all but seventeen full members and an unknown number of candidate members. [3] In the following two years, several communist cells were established throughout Laos; and on 22 March 1955, the founding congress met and established the Lao People's Party (LPP). [5]