{"slug": "kingdom-of-laos", "label": "Kingdom of Laos", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Laos", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q870055", "qid": "Q870055", "description": "former country", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [1947, 1975], "span_label": ["1947 CE", "1975 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}], "related": [{"slug": "laos", "label": "Laos", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "cambodia", "label": "Cambodia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "south-vietnam", "label": "South Vietnam", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "north-vietnam", "label": "North Vietnam", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "communism", "label": "Communism", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – The Kingdom of Laos is officially formed, but is still a French protectorate.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371901060#May", "title": "1947", "revid": 1371901060, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 9", "text": "November 9 – The Laotian Civil War begins between the Kingdom of Laos and the Pathet Lao, all the while resuming the First Indochina War against the French Army in a Two-front war.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#November", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1954, "year_label": "1954 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 1", "text": "August 1 – The First Indochina War ends with the Vietnam People's Army in North Vietnam, the Vietnamese National Army in South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia in Cambodia, and the Kingdom of Laos in Laos, emerging victorious against the French Army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369212684#August", "title": "1954", "revid": 1369212684, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1954, "year_label": "1954 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 24", "text": "December 24 – Laos gains full independence from France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369212684#December", "title": "1954", "revid": 1369212684, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – In Laos the Laotian Civil War begins between the Kingdom of Laos and communist rebels, the Pathet Lao.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#May", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 9", "text": "August 9 – The government of Laos is overthrown in a coup.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#August", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1975, "year_label": "1975 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 2", "text": "December 2 – In Laos, the Second Indochina War ends, when the communist party of the Pathet Lao takes over Vientiane and defeats the Kingdom of Laos, forcing King Sisavang Vatthana to abdicate and creating the Lao People's Democratic Republic. This ends the Laotian Civil War, with mass evacuation of American troops and Laotian civilians, but effectively begins the Insurgency in Laos with the Pathet Lao fighting the Hmong people, Royalist-in-exile and the Right-wings.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369955775#December", "title": "1975", "revid": 1369955775, "section": "Events › December"}}]}