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Laos Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Laos with this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge and see if you can correctly place events in their chronological order.

  • Learn about the establishment of the Kingdom of Lan Xang in the 14th century
  • Discover the French colonial period in Laos during the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Challenge yourself with more events from Laos’s history
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  • 1353: Laos is founded as the Kingdom of Lan Xang
  • 1707: Lan Xang splits into three separate kingdoms
  • 1893: Laos is colonized by the French
  • 1899: Laos becomes part of French Indochina
  • 1953: Laos gains independence from France
  • 1950s: The Pathet Lao communist movement is formed
  • 1975: Laos becomes a constitutional monarchy
  • 1964-1973: The United States begins secret bombing campaign in Laos during the Vietnam War
  • 1975: Pathet Lao takes control of Laos
  • 1975: The Lao People's Democratic Republic is established
  • 1975: The Vietnam War ends
  • 1980s-2000s: Laos undergoes economic reforms and opens up to foreign investment
  • 1997: Laos joins ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
  • 2013: Laos becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • 2009: Laos hosts the 25th Southeast Asian Games
  • 2015: Laos celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 2019: Laos experiences economic growth and infrastructure development
  • 2020: Laos becomes a lower-middle-income country
  • 2018: Laos launches the Visit Laos Year campaign
  • 2021: Laos faces challenges from environmental issues and illegal wildlife trade

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