1958 in Laos

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1958
in
Laos

  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:Other events of 1958
List of years in Laos

The following lists events that happened during 1958 in Laos.

Incumbents

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  • Monarch: Sisavang Vong[1]
  • Prime Minister: Souvanna Phouma (until 17 August), Phoui Sananikone (starting 17 August)

Events

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  • March–April - Operation Booster Shot[2]

May

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  • 4 May - 1958 Laotian parliamentary election

December

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  • North Vietnamese invasion of Laos[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yang, Kou (25 January 2018). "The Passing Of Prince Sauryavong Savang, The Youngest And Last Child Of King Sisavanbg Vatthana". Hmong Times. Retrieved 3 June 2025. King Sisavang Vong (1885-1959), the first King of the Kingdom of Laos, was the King of Luang Phrabang Kingdom from 1904 to 1945 and then King of the Kingdom of Laos from 1946 to 1959.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Martin E. (1973). American Policy Toward Laos. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8386-1131-9.
  3. ^ Dommen, Arthur J. (1995). "North Vietnamese Invasion". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Laos: a country study (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 42–44. ISBN 0-8444-0832-8. OCLC 32394600. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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