Provisional Government of National Union of Laos

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The Provisional Government of National Union of Laos was a coalition government formed in 1974 that united royalist and communist factions and paved the way for the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition government
government of Laos
alsoKnownAs PGNU
Provisional Government of National Union
capital Vientiane
country Kingdom of Laos
Laos
deputyPrimeMinister Souphanouvong
dissolutionReason abolition of the monarchy in Laos
proclamation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
endTime 2 December 1975
establishedAsResultOf 1973 Vientiane ceasefire agreement
Vientiane Agreement
executiveBranch Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of National Union of Laos
followedBy Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Government of Laos

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Laos
governmentForm provisional coalition government
governmentType unitary state
headOfState King Savang Vatthana
historicalPeriod Cold War
Laotian Civil War
includedFaction Pathet Lao
neutralist faction
royalist faction
jurisdiction Kingdom of Laos
languageUsed Lao
legislativeBody National Political Consultative Council of Laos
location Vientiane
nativeName ລັດຖະບານຊົ່ວຄາວແຫ່ງຊາດສະຫະພາບລາວ
pavedWayFor establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
politicalIdeology coalition of royalist and communist factions
precededBy Royal Lao Government
primeMinister Souvanna Phouma
region Southeast Asia
roleInHistory transitional authority before the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
significantEvent formation of a coalition between royalist and communist forces
transition from monarchy to socialist republic in Laos
startTime 1974
5 April 1974
status defunct government
wasInConflictContext Indochina conflicts

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Royal Lao Government replacedBy Provisional Government of National Union of Laos
Provisional Government of National Union of Laos nativeName ລັດຖະບານຊົ່ວຄາວແຫ່ງຊາດສະຫະພາບລາວ
linked to: Provisional Government of National Union of Laos
Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Laos partOf Government of the Kingdom of Laos
linked to: Provisional Government of National Union of Laos