Laos Communism have completed more than 25 years. Laos is one of the very few countries where Communism is still prevalent. After overthrowing the monarchy the Communist party came into power in 1975. Laos is a single-party state where Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the only legal party.
Mainly in 1930 some of the Lao people became the member of Communist Party. Teachers and other middle ranking educated civil servants joined the party. Thus
Laos Communism began its journey though it was not smooth. A few wage laborers were a part of it. But most of the farmers were not as they owned the land.
So the colonial rule was the only thing to encounter but it was difficult as many people regarded the French as a necessary protection from Siamese and Vietnamese. In fact the aristocrats of Laos leaded the nationalist uprising. Since
Communism in Laos was closely associated with the Vietnamese it was not preferred by the common people.
Communism of Laos took advantage of the discredit of French and the failure of the Lao Issara government. The communist established Free Laos Front in 1950. It gave rise to "Resistance Government of the Lao Homeland". For many years the Communist Party was dependent on Vietnam.
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