1975 ⟶ Pathet Lao Takes Power in Laos
Pathet Lao takes power in Laos.
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🇱🇦 Laotian Civil War Begins
💥 Pathet Lao Revolt Begins in Laos
The Pathet Lao (communist) revolt in Laos begins.⟶
AsiaLaosCommunismCold WarInsurgencyConflictSoutheast AsiaMilitaryPolitics
🕊️ Vientiane Treaty Signed: Ceasefire in Laos
Vientiane Treaty is signed as a cease-fire agreement for the Laotian Civil War. The treaty calls for the removal of all foreign soldiers from Laos . The treaty calls for a coalition government to be created but never materialized.⟶
LaosCivil WarSoutheast AsiaCeasefireCold WarCoalition GovernmentForeign Intervention
🇱🇦 Pathet Lao Takes Power in Laos
🇰🇭 Khmer Rouge Takes Power in Cambodia
The communist Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of Pol Pot, take power in Cambodia. Beginning of the Cambodian genocide.⟶
CambodiaKhmer RougePol PotGenocideAsiaCommunismCivil WarCold War
🇻🇳 North Vietnam Wins the Vietnam War
North Vietnam wins the Vietnam War. The South Vietnam regime falls with the surrender of Saigon and the two countries are united under a Communist government.⟶
Vietnam WarNorth VietnamSouth VietnamCommunismSaigonAsiaCold WarWar