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The Pathet Lao (Lao: ປະເທດລາວ, romanized:Pa thēt Lāo, lit. 'Lao Nation' [ 1 ]), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group ultimately gained control over the entire country of Laos in 1975, after the Laotian Civil War.
Pathet Lao (laot. ປະເທດລາວ, Kraj Laotańczyków) – antykolonialny i rewolucyjny laotański ruch polityczny. Został ukształtowany w połowie XX wieku i ostatecznie w 1975 roku przejął pełnię władzy w Laosie po wojnie domowej (1953–1975), proklamując w kraju Laotańską Republikę Ludowo–Demokratyczną.
The Pathet Lao was the name given to communists from Laos, who were responsible for taking over the Kingdom of Laos in the 1960s and 1970s. Similar to the Viet Cong in neighboring Vietnam, they were backed by North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and in 1975 they took over Laos.
Pathet Lao (laot. ປະເທດລາວ, Kraj Laotańczyków) – antykolonialny i rewolucyjny laotański ruch polityczny. Został ukształtowany w połowie XX wieku i ostatecznie w 1975 roku przejął pełnię władzy w Laosie po wojnie domowej (1953–1975), proklamując w kraju Laotańską Republikę Ludowo–Demokratyczną.
Pathet Lao, left-oriented nationalist group in Laos that took control of the country in 1975. Founded in 1950, the Pathet Lao (Lao Country) movement joined with the Viet Minh, the Communist-oriented Vietnamese nationalist organization, in armed resistance to French rule in Indochina.
Pathet Lao (pät´ət lou), left-wing nationalist group that was ultimately victorious in the Laotian civil war that began in the mid-1950s. The name was first used in 1950 by Lao forces after the they joined the Viet Minh 's revolt against the French, and it became the generic term for the Lao Communists.
The Pathet Lao were always closely associated with Vietnamese communists. They fought against French colonial power during the First Indochina War (1946-1954) as well as anti-communist forces during the Second Indochina War (1955-1975).
