1959 in Laos

← 1958 1957 1956 1959 in Laos → 1960 1961 1962
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1959 List of years in Laos

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Laos.

Incumbents[edit]

• Monarch: Sisavang Vong (abdicated 29 October), Savang Vatthana (ascended 29 October)
• Prime Minister: Phoui Sananikone (until 31 December), Sounthone Pathammavong (starting 31 December)

Events[edit]

January[edit]

• 22 January - Project Hotfoot (Laos) begins.

July[edit]

• 28-31 July - North Vietnamese invasion of Laos: North Vietnamese Army units attack Laos in support of the Pathet Lao.

September[edit]

• 7 September - United Nations Security Council Resolution 132 is adopted.

Deaths[edit]

• 14 October - Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
• 29 October - Sisavang Vong
• 29 December - Katay Don Sasorith

References[edit]