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Historical Timeline for Laos - A chronology of key events
Laos Timeline[edit | edit source]
Date | Event |
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8,000 BC J.-C | first traces of settlement in Laos by an ethnic group of Indonesian origin: the Kha. From the second century, the Cambodian kingdom of Chenla controlled southern Laos. From the 2nd to the 5th century AD, construction of the pre-Angkorian temple of Vat Phou in Champassak. |
8th century | southern Laos is part of the Khmer kingdom while the north is divided into two Thai principalities. |
1316 | birth of Fa Ngum. |
1353 | Fa Ngum creates the kingdom of Lane Xang and defeats the refractory princes in Phaï Nam (Vientiane) with the help of the Khmers. |
1358 | Khmer Buddhist mission from Phnom Penh bringing the Phra Bang (protector of the kingdom) to Muong Sua (Luang Prabang). Victorious war against the Siamese, which leads to the unification of the Lao populations. |
1363 | adoption of Theravāda Buddhism by the Lane Xang kingdom. |
1369 | dismissal of Fa Ngum, who had become tyrannical, and crowning of his son Thao Oun Heun, who then took the name of Samsenthaï. |
1417 | death of Samsenthaï. |
1477 | the Vietnamese army occupies Muang Sua (Luang Prabang) and the kingdom of Trân Ninh. The Lao army, under the orders of Thao Theng Kham, managed to drive out the Vietnamese a few months later. |
1520 | advent of Phothisarath, peaceful and deeply religious ruler. |
1536 | Phothisarath collects the fallen prince of Ayuthya, Ekaracha. A war ensues with Siam. Victory of the Lane Xang army. |
1546 | Settha, son of Phothisarath, obtains the throne of the kingdom of Lane Na (Chiang Maï). |
1559 | After Phothisarath's sudden death, Settha leaves Lane Na and becomes king of Lane Xang under the name of Setthathirat. |
1563 | Vientiane becomes the capital of the kingdom. Construction of That Luang, the Royal Palace and Vat Ho Phra Keo. Muang Sua takes the name of Luang Prabang. |
From 1563 to 1565: | first invasion of the Burmese army which occupies Vientiane. |
1571 | Setthathirat mysteriously disappears in the region of Attapeu. |
1575 | after the victory of the Burmese army, Lane Xang is subjected to Burma. |
1591 | after several years of imprisonment in Burma, Nokéo, son of Setthathirat, becomes king of Lane Xang. |
1592 | Nokéo controls the city of Luang Prabang. |
1596 | death of Nokéo. |
1637 | advent of Soulignavongsa, the Sun King, who avoids the split of Lane Xang between several contenders for the throne. We can consider this period as the golden age of Lane Xang. It was also at this time that the first Europeans arrived in Laos. The Italian |
1694 | death of Souligna Vongsa without heir (he was forced to execute his only son who was guilty of adultery). The kingdom is finally divided into three rival kingdoms: the kingdom of Vientiane, the kingdom of Luang Prabang and that of Champasak. |
1771 | Vientiane is invaded by troops from the kingdom of Luang Prabang. The Burmese intervene and plunder Luang Prabang, whose army is defeated. |
1778 | invasion of the kingdom of Vientiane by the Siamese. The Phra Keo is transported to Bangkok. The royal princes are taken prisoner. |
1804 | Chao Anou, designated by the Siamese, becomes king of Vientiane. |
1818 | Chao Anou obtains the throne of Champassak from the Siamese for his son, Chao Nhô. |
1826 | knowing the Siamese threatened by the British army, Chao Anou tries to free himself from the suzerainty of Bangkok. But the Lao army is defeated. Chao Anou fled. |
1829 | Chao Anou is taken prisoner and dies in Bangkok. The kingdom of Vientiane is emptied of its inhabitants and annexed by the kingdom of Siam. |
1861 | arrival and death of the explorer and naturalist Henri Mouhot in Luang Prabang. |
From 1883 to 1885 | Siamese military intervention in Luang Prabang. The Emperor of Annam, worried about the threat of Siam on its borders, protests near Bangkok, supported by the Quai d'Orsay. The Siamese government creates a French vice-consulate in Luang Prabang, entrusted |
1887 | Chinese warlord Deo Van Tri seizes Luang Prabang with 600 pirates and loots it. |
1888 | King Oum Khan of Laos cedes 12 northern provinces to France. |
1893 | signing of a Franco-Siamese treaty. After numerous border incidents, Siam recognizes the authority of France on the left bank of the Mekong. |
1895 | death of Oun-Kam. |
1898 | Laos is included in the Indochinese Union on the initiative of Paul Doumer, Governor General of Indochina from 1897 to 1902. |
1904 | death of King Sakkarin. His eldest son, Sisavang Vong, succeeded him and would reign until 1959. |
1899-1910 | revolt in North Laos of the native chief Vanna-phoum; only his death makes it possible to overcome it. |
July 1919-March 1921 | revolt of the Hmong (Méos) of the Xieng Khuang region against taxes and requisitions. It takes almost two years and the engagement of a strongly armed column to overcome it. |
1940-1941 | France cedes the territories of the right bank of the Mekong to Siam: Sayabouri and Champassak. |
From 1939 to 1945 | the independence movement was born under the leadership of Prince Phetsarath. One of his half-brothers, Souphanouvong, engages in the armed struggle and joins the Communist Party. |
March 1945 | Japanese coup de force. The French authorities are imprisoned. In the South, Prince Boun Oum of Champasak plays an important role in the armed struggle against the Japanese. |
September 1945 | Japanese surrender. |
1946 | Sisavang Vong is re-enthroned as ruler of unified Laos. Souphanouvong, known as "the Red Prince, creates the Pathet Lao of communist obedience. |
August 1946 | by an agreement signed with the king, the principle of autonomy for Laos within the French Union is accepted. |
November 1946 | the territories of the right bank of the Mekong are ceded to Laos. |
1947 | vote of a democratic constitution promulgated by Sisavang Vong. |
July 1949 | Franco-Lao general convention. Laos gains independence within the framework of the French Union. |
October 23, 1953 | the extension of the rebellion leads France and the Royal Laotian government to the signing of a treaty of friendship and association by which France undertakes to defend Laos, whose independence is confirmed , against the companies of the Viet-minh, whic |
July 20, 1954 | the signing of the Geneva agreements puts an end to the French "Indochina war" conducted against the Viet-minh since the end of 1946. The independence of Laos and Cambodia is reaffirmed on this occasion. |
1955 | Laos joins the United Nations. Creation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. |
1957 | victory of the moderate left parties in the elections. |
1958 | coup d'état by General Phoumi Nosavan, supported by the United States thanks to the CIA. |
1962 | Pathet Lao creates a rebel government in the Sam Neua region. |
1964 | during the Vietnam War, Laos suffered, despite its neutrality, terrible American bombings in the region of Xieng Khuang, it was a secret war. |
1973 | Paris Agreement: cease-fire in Laos and creation of a coalition government with the PPRL and Pathet Lao. |
1975 | revolution organized by Pathet Lao and creation of a popular democracy. Prince Souphanouvong becomes head of state. |
1978 | rupture of diplomatic relations between the brand new Lao PDR and France. |
1982 | reopening of the French Embassy in Vientiane. |
1983 | the Party's secretary general, Kaysone Phomvihane, becomes head of state. |
1986 | gradual reintroduction of the market economy, controlled by the State. |
1992 | death of Kaysone Phomvihane and election of Nouhak Phoumsavanh. |
Since 1992 | policy of economic openness with Thailand and the West. |
January 1995 | death of Souvanouvong, the "Red Prince". |
July 1997 | Laos becomes a member of ASEAN. |
January 1998 | Khamtay Siphandone is elected President of the Republic. |
January 2003 | the Laotian government rehabilitates King Fa Ngum. |
May 2003 | First visit to Vientiane of Than Shwe, head of the Myanmar military junta. |
June 2006 | Choummaly Sayasone, former Prime Minister becomes head of the executive committee of the Party and is elected President of the Republic. |
November 2007 | 40th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). |
August 2008 | The waters of the Mekong reach a record level. Flooding of several regions, including the capital Vientiane. |
March 5, 2009 | inauguration of the first rail link between Thailand and Laos. The railway crosses the Mekong by borrowing the Friendship Bridge. |
December 23, 2010 | election of Thongsing Thammavong as Prime Minister. |
June 15, 2011 | Re-election of Choummaly Sayasone as President of the Lao People's Republic. |
November 5, 2012 | François Hollande visited Vientiane for the 9th ASEM summit. Historical, because the first visit of a French president on Laotian soil. |
November 25 to 30, 2013 | the 1st Rendez-vous de Vientiane are organized to attract French companies to come and invest in Laos, a first. |
October 2014 | the government imposes a freeze on civil servants' salaries to respond to a difficult economic context and to eliminate the budget deficit. |
2015 | Laos enters the Asean economic community. |
2016 | elections for members of the Party's central committee and legislative elections. |
April 20, 2016 | Boungnang Vorachit is elected President of the Republic. |
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