Laotian Civil War

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Cold War conflict civil war proxy war

The Laotian Civil War was a Cold War-era conflict in Laos involving royalist, communist, and ethnic Hmong forces, heavily influenced and covertly supported by the United States and North Vietnam as part of the broader Indochina wars.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War conflict → civil war → proxy war →
alsoKnownAs	Secret War → Secret War in Laos →
cause	North Vietnamese support for Pathet Lao → U.S. containment policy in Southeast Asia → spillover of Vietnam War → struggle between royalists and communists in Laos →
conflictIn	Laos →
endedWith	communist takeover of Vientiane in 1975 →
endTime	1975 →
hasEffect	heavy bombing of Laotian territory → large-scale displacement of Hmong population → long-term unexploded ordnance contamination in Laos →
hasMainBelligerent	Hmong forces → Pathet Lao → Royal Lao Government →
hasSupportingBelligerent	North Vietnam → People's Republic of China → South Vietnam → Soviet Union → Thailand → United States →
involvedOrganization	Air America → Central Intelligence Agency → Hmong guerrilla units → North Vietnamese Army → Pathet Lao armed forces → Royal Lao Army →
involvedPerson	Phoumi Nosavan → Prince Boun Oum → Richard Helms → Souphanouvong → Souvanna Phouma → Vang Pao → William H. Sullivan NERFINISHED →
location	Kingdom of Laos →
opposedBy	Hmong guerrillas → Pathet Lao → Royal Lao Government →
partOf	Cold War → Indochina wars →
peaceSettlement	1973 Vientiane Agreement →
relatedTo	Cambodian Civil War → Ho Chi Minh Trail → Vietnam War →
result	communist victory → establishment of Lao People's Democratic Republic → fall of Royal Lao Government →
significantEvent	Operation Barrel Roll → Operation Commando Hunt → Operation Steel Tiger → Plain of Jars campaigns →
startTime	1959 →
usedTactic	aerial bombardment → covert operations → guerrilla warfare → irregular warfare →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kennedy administration ("Laotian Civil War (U.S. involvement)") → Republic of Vietnam ("Laotian Civil War (indirectly)") → Royal Thai Air Force →	conflict
Agent Orange → North American T-28 Trojan →	usedInConflict
Armed Forces of Thailand ("Laotian Civil War (covert involvement)") →	conflictParticipation
Easter Offensive ("Laotian Campaign (1971)") →	follows
Government of North Vietnam →	inConflict
Vietnam War →	relatedConflict