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The Royal Lao Government was the ruling authority in the Kingdom of Laos from 1947 until the communist seizure of power in December 1975 and the proclamation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. [1]
Public holidays in Laos are days when workers get the day off work. [1] The Lao word for "holiday" or "festival" is boun ( ບຸນ , also spelled bun ). Public holidays
Source: [2] 1 January – New Year's Day 20 January – Armed Forces Day 10 February – Vietnamese New Year 8 March – International Women's Day 13–16 April – Lao New Year
In 1975, the Pathet Lao, led by another royal, Souphanouvong, overthrew the Royal Government and arrested many members of the royal family.The King, the Queen, Crown Prince and the King's brothers were taken to a remote location to a re-education camp, where it is believed that they died [citation needed], although there has been no official confirmation either way.
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Tibet, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as well as in Malaysia and Singapore and by Chinese populations for religious or official occasions.
20 December - The government of Oudomxay province signs a concession with Ammata Lao Lanexang, providing them with 697 hectares (1,720 acres) for bamboo operations. [ 9 ] 25 December - The Korea International Cooperation Agency pledges US$8.1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry .
The Royal Lao Government had close relations with the United States, which gave the country aid and assisted it in the campaign against the Pathet Lao and the North Vietnamese Communist movement. During 1957, the United States spent more per capita on foreign aid for Laos than it had on any other nation.
The list of governments of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, commonly abbreviated to Lao Government, is the main executive institution of government. It is led by the Prime Minister, the country's head of government. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President at a plenary session of the National Assembly, the country's legislature ...