Royal Lao Government

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The Royal Lao Government was the U.S.-backed monarchical regime that ruled Laos during the mid-20th century and fought against communist and neutralist forces in the Laotian Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Royal Lao Government canonical 14
Kingdom of Laos 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former government
monarchical regime
appliesToJurisdiction Laos
conflict Laotian Civil War
Vietnam War
country Laos
countryGoverned Laos
surface form: Kingdom of Laos
diplomaticRelation France
South Vietnam
Thailand
United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1975
followed French colonial administration in Laos
governmentType constitutional monarchy
pro‑Western regime
hadArmedForces Royal Lao Air Force
Royal Lao Army
Royal Lao Navy
hasCapital Vientiane
headOfGovernment Boun Oum
Kou Abhay
Phoui Sananikone
Sananikone Tiao Somsanith
Souvanna Phouma
headOfState Savang Vatthana
King Sisavang Vong
surface form: Sisavang Vong
ideology anti-communism
constitutional monarchy
locatedInTimePeriod Cold War
militarySupportFrom Central Intelligence Agency
Armed Forces of Thailand
surface form: Royal Thai Armed Forces
officialLanguage Lao
opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam

Pathet Lao
communist forces in Laos
neutralist forces in Laos
partOf First Indochina War aftermath
Laos
surface form: Kingdom of Laos
replacedBy Laos
surface form: Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Provisional Government of National Union of Laos
sharesBorderWithOpponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam
significantEvent Geneva Conference of 1954
surface form: 1954 Geneva Conference on Indochina

1962 International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos
startTime 1953
supportedBy Thailand
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedCurrency kip

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Laotian Civil War hasMainBelligerent Royal Lao Government
Laotian Civil War opposedBy Royal Lao Government
Laotian Civil War location Royal Lao Government
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Laos
Hmong forces alliedWith Royal Lao Government
Secret War hasParticipant Royal Lao Government
Secret War supportedBy Royal Lao Government
Secret War hasMainBelligerent Royal Lao Government
Secret War in Laos hasParticipant Royal Lao Government
1973 Vientiane Agreement party Royal Lao Government
Pathet Lao opposedTo Royal Lao Government
Operation Barrel Roll participant Royal Lao Government
Royal Lao Army militaryBranchOf Royal Lao Government
Royal Lao Army loyalTo Royal Lao Government
Vang Pao associatedWith Royal Lao Government
Air America supportedOrganization Royal Lao Government