2020-01-06 Mon

Pathet Lao Day in Laos falls on January 6. This day Laotians celebrate the anniversary of the victory of the Pathet Lao over Lao Royal government.

The Pathet Lao was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group was ultimately successful in assuming political power after the Laotian Civil War. The Pathet Lao were always closely associated with Vietnamese communists. During the civil war, it was effectively organized, equipped and even led by the army of North Vietnam.

The Pathet Lao has always been closely associated with Vietnamese communists so this term has become the generic name for Laotian communists. Pathet Lao made coup d'etat and accused the royal government of committing genocide against Hmong ethnic minority in collaboration with the Vietnamese army.

The political movement of the Pathet Lao was called first the Lao People’s Party and later the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. Vietnam lost its control over Laos in the end. When the Soviet Union broke up, and Laos became the democratic republic. Today the Pathet Lao movement is regarded as the Nationalist movement in Laos.

In the year 1975, Laos post issued a set of two stamps with the denominations 10 and 30 Lao kips known as the Pathet Definitives. The 20 kip stamp shows Pathet Lao Women Fighters in traditional costume standing on Crashed US Airplane.

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