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![]() Vientiane
Vientiane was originally one of the early Lao valley meuang (city-states) that were consolidated around AD 1000. When Laos became a French protectorate in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vientiane was named as the capital city.
A cease-fire agreement between the monarchial government of Laos and the communist Pathet Lao. |
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