Rare - Pathet Lao - Pith Helmet Badge / Officer's Badge
1960's Issue - Rare Piece - Rare Condition
Allies of the Viet Cong (NLF), North Vietnam Army and early Khmer Rouge
Rare 1960's Piece - One Only Available
Rare - Pathet Lao - Pith Helmet Badge / Officer's Badge
Extremely Rare Piece - 2.2 inches across (5.5 cms)
PATHET LAO
The Pathet Lao (Lao: ປະເທດລາວ, "Lao Nation")was a communist political movement and organization in Laos. It was an ally ofthe North Vietnam Army and the Viet Cong.
Thegroup was ultimately successful in assuming political power in 1975, after theLaotian Civil War.
The Pathet Lao were always closely associatedwith Vietnamese communists.
During the civil war, it was effectivelyorganized, equipped and even led by the People's Army of Vietnam.
They fought against the anti-communist forcesin the Vietnam War. Eventually, the term became the generic name for Laotiancommunists.
The political movement of the Pathet Lao wascalled first the "Lao People's Party" (1955–1972) and later the"Lao People's Revolutionary Party".
The political wing of the Pathet Lao, calledthe "Lao Patriotic Front" (Lao: Neo Lao Hak Xat) served in multiplecoalition governments, starting in 1956.
Through the 1960s and 1970s the Pathet Laobattled the Royal Lao government during the Laotian Civil War, gaining controlof the north and east of Laos.
The Pathet Lao gained power throughout thecountry by the spring of 1975.
In December 1975, the US-backed Vientianegovernment fell and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party formed a newgovernment.
Excellent Piece.
