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In 1953 the country obtained full independence from France, but the Pathēt Lao, with Vietnamese aid, had gained control over a large area of territory, albeit thinly populated, in the mountainous areas along the Vietnamese border, and also over some areas in the south, where rule from Viang Chan had never been popular.
Laos was occupied by Japan during World War II and regained independence in 1945 as a Japanese puppet state and was re-colonised by France, until it won autonomy in 1949. Laos regained independence in 1953 as the Kingdom of Laos, with a constitutional monarchy under Sisavang Vong.
List of years in Laos: ... December 24 - Laos gains full independence from France. References This page was last edited on 12 October 2024, at 10:11 ...
Archaeological exploration in Laos has been limited due to rugged and remote topography, a history of twentieth century conflicts which have left over two million tons of unexploded ordnance throughout the country, and local sensitivities to history which involve the Communist government of Laos, village authorities and rural poverty.
Following world-wide anti-colonial sentiment and France's loss of control of Indochina during the First Indochina War against the Viet Minh, the Kingdom of Laos was granted full independence in the Franco-Lao Treaty of 1953, reaffirmed in the 1954 Geneva Conference which ended French control of all of Indochina. [27] [28]
The French arrived in Laos in 19th century when France was engaged in conquering Vietnam, and Laos was totally devastated by the earlier Anouvong rebellion against Siam. [1] In order to repopulate the territory and to expand French political and economic domination, the French annexed Laos in 1887.
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Laos. Geography of Laos. Laos is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. South East Asia. Indochina; Time zone: ICT; Extreme points of Laos High: Phou Bia 2,817 m (9,242 ft) Low: Mekong 70 m (230 ft) Land boundaries: 5,083 km Vietnam 2,130 km Thailand 1,754 km ...