North Vietnamese invasion of Laos

North Vietnam supported the Pathet Lao to fight against the Kingdom of Laos between 1958 and 1959. Control over Laos allowed for the eventual construction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail that would serve as the main supply route for enhanced NLF and NVA activities in the Republic of Vietnam. As such, the support for Pathet Lao to fight against the Kingdom of Laos by North Vietnam would prove decisive in the eventual communist victory over South Vietnam in 1975 as the South Vietnamese and American forces could have prevented any NVA and NLF deployment and resupply if these only happened over the 17th Parallel, also known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a narrow strip of land between North and South Vietnam that was closely guarded by both sides. It also helped the Pathet Lao win against the Kingdom of Laos, even though the Kingdom of Laos had American support.

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1958 — 1959  Wikidata
invasion, armed conflict, 

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Location: 17.9667, 102.6, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1958 — 1959 North Vietnamese invasion of Laos

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1975-12-02T00:00:00Z

1959 — 1975 Laotian Civil War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1707	Kingdom of Vientiane		Wikidata
area	region	1947	Kingdom of Laos		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1958	North Vietnamese invasion of Laos	armed conflict, invasion	Wikidata
event	war	1959	Laotian Civil War	North Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam, Pathet Lao, Kingdom of Laos, United States, civil war, Thailand	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1976	Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force	air force	Wikidata