The 1st Laotian Parachute Battalion (Fr: 1er bataillon de parachutistes laotiens) was a French paratroop battalion formed in Vientiane, French Indochina in 1951.
In 1779, the Somdet Chao Phraya went on his campaigns against Vientiane and took a daughter of King Suriyavong of Vientiane as his concubine – Kamwaen.
In 2010, to coincide with the 450th Anniversary celebrations of Vientiane, the Lao government created the Chao Anouvong Park, complete with a large bronze statue of the locally revered King.
Three of the books were illustrated by Ounla Santi, a Vientiane art student who has continued to illustrate many books for the project.
This is the Summary of the Boxing event at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos.
Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan (as well as other variations of the spelling), is a sculpture park located 25 km southeast from Vientiane, Laos in a meadow by the Mekong River.
He was assigned the task of conquering Laotian kingdoms in 1778 and all the three kingdoms (Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Champasak) fell to the Siamese in the same year.
They were stopped at a checkpoint near a small village called Pak Him Boun, two miles southeast of the capital of Laos, Vientiane, by Pathet Lao communist guerrillas who imprisoned the two, apparently because they were carrying cameras.
In 1875, Chulalongkorn sent troops from Bangkok to crush the Heos as they ravaged as far as Vientiane.
Luang Prabang kháy sheets are the most readily available form of Mekong Weed and are famous throughout the country and in the neighbouring Isaan, though difficult to find beyond Vientiane.
Various dance-drama troupes, mostly operating out of Louang Phrabang and Vientiane, continue to teach the old classical court dances and more Khmer-influenced dramas and folk dances, respectively.
As part of Secretary Clinton's trip to East Asia in July 2012, she visited Vientiane on July 11.
Distribution of school texts is improving, and magazines and novels can occasionally be found in district markets distant from Vientiane.
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Vientiane has the majority of advanced schools, including the national teachers' training school at Dong Dok, the irrigation college at Tad Thong, the agriculture college at Na Phok, the National Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Medical Sciences.
Feng took part in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos.
In December 2009, Greysia Polii / Nitya Krishinda can't get the gold for Indonesia in SEA Games 2009 in Vientiane, Laos.
During late 18th century to early 19th century, there was also struggle between the three Lao kingdoms of Luang Prabang, Vientiane and the newly founded Champassak.
In Laos, Phetsarath Rattanavongsa's Lao Issara deposed the King in October and declared the country's independence, but its government had to flee in April 1946, as the French troops advanced towards Vientiane.
Everingham gained international fame when he sought asylum for his Laotian wife, Keo Sirisomphone, by swimming her out of Laos under the Mekong River near Vientiane using scuba equipment.
From 1953-1956 he was assistant economic commissioner with the International Cooperation Administration in French Indo-China with accreditation in Saigon, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.
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From 1956-1958 he served as a political officer in Vientiane, Laos, and then from 1959-1960 he opened the first American consulate in Lomé, Togo.
Under the auspices of the UNICEF, PLAN International, the British Embassy (Manila) and UNIFEM, she trains judges, prosecutors, social workers and police personnel around the country (as well as in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Goa, India and Lahore, Pakistan) on the investigation of crimes involving women and children.
Khampheng Sayavutthi born 19 July 1986 in Vientiane, is a Laotian football player, who has played for YOTHA FC (MCTPC FC) in the Lao League, the top division of the Lao football League, and the Laos national team.
Khan "Bob" Malaythong (born April 10, 1981 in Vientiane, Laos) is an American badminton player.
The campaign against Chiang Mai in the latter part of Khun Chang Khun Phaen seems to be modeled on events which appear in the Ayutthaya and Lanchang chronicles for the 1560s.
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In the later part of the tale there is an expedition to Vientiane which clearly follows one of the routes taken by Bangkok armies during the war against Vientiane in 1827–1828.
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When the kings of Ayutthaya and Chiang Mai quarrel over a beautiful daughter of the King of Vientiane, Phlai Ngam volunteers to lead an army to Chiang Mai, and successfully petitions for Khun Phaen's release.
The aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Wattay International Airport, Vientiane to Pakse International Airport, Pakse, Laos.
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Lao Airlines Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos.
Lao ceramics were first uncovered in 1970 at a construction site at kilometer 3, Thadeua Road in the Vientiane area, Mekong Valley, Laos.
The religious art tradition of the region has received an original contemporary twist in the monumental fantastic sculpture gardens of Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat: Buddha Park near Vientiane, and Sala Keoku near Nong Khai, Thailand.
Like many Isan people and more specifically, other ethnic Lao groups of Central Thailand, the Lao Ga are descendants of slaves and forced corvée labourers brought after the Siamese conquest of the successor kingdoms of Lanxang, mostly from the region of Vientiane.
On November 15, 2010 a 100,000 kip banknote was issued to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the capital, Vientiane and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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In 1945-1946, the Free Lao government in Vientiane issued a series of paper money in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 att and 10 kip before the French authorities took control of the region.
The Lao Wieng, as their name suggests, are descendants of Lao people from the Vientiane region (Thai: เวียงจันทน์) in modern-day Laos.
During 1771 - 1781, Surasi joined his brother in massive campaigns subjugating the Laotian kingdoms of Vientiane, Luang Prabang, and Champasak, and Cambodia.
In Vientiane, the capital of Laos, the preparation is very often folded in either cooked cabbage leaves (kaalampii' - a local staple) or lettuce.
On September 1, 2006, members of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and U.S. delegations, led by Brigadier General Michael Flowers, including Ambassador Patricia Haslach and Mr. Southam Sakonhninhom conducted Consultative Talks in Vientiane, Laos.
In 1826, Khun Ying Mo managed to save the city from an invasion by the Laotian army led by Prince Anouvong of Vientiane.
It originates from the Northern mountainous region of Xiangkhoang Province and flows south through Vientiane Province joining the Mekong at Vientiane Capital.
National University of Laos (NUOL) is the leading university in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
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NUOL is a multi-campus structure, with eight campuses including Done Koy campus (Sethathiraj Hospital) scattered within a 30-km radius of Vientiane.
Nong Bua Lam Phu is famous as the spot where in the sixteenth century Naresuan, the King-Liberator of Siam, came to learn the outcome of a war between the Lao and Burmese in the area of Vientiane.
Nong Khai is connected to Laos via the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, which permits direct traffic to Vientiane via road and rail (in the latter case, via Thanaleng Railway Station).
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It is the Thai gateway to the Laos' capital of Vientiane, 25 kilometers up river, on the North bank opposite the Thai town of Sri Chiang Mai.
Nouhak was subsequently the Secretary of the Lao People's Party cell in Vientiane, the capital, and was a member of the National Assembly in 1958.
Lao mythology maintains that the Naga are the protectors of Vientiane, and by extension, the Lao state.
He attacked Vientiane on September 18 but the neutralists with the help of the Pathet Lao and the Soviets, repulsed the attack.
In Laos, Pop (as he came to be universally known) was assigned to a small village about 100 miles north of Vientiane.
In 1778 Chakri led a Siamese army which captured Vientiane, also Luang Phrabang, a northern Lao kingdom submitted, and eventually established Siamese domination over Laotian kingdoms.
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A Lao rebellion led by Anouvong was defeated in 1827, following which Siam destroyed Vientiane, carried out massive forced population transfers from Laos to the more securely held area of Isan, and divided the Lao mueang into smaller units to prevent another uprising.
Since that time, the number of monks has gradually increased, although as of 1993, the main concentrations continue to be in Vientiane and other Mekong Valley cities.
The river again marks the Lao-Thai border in the stretch which passes Vientiane, followed by a short stretch through Laos alone.
Sepak Takraw at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games were held in LAO International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre - ITECC, Vientiane, Laos
Sisavangvong University was a university in Vientiane, Laos, established in 1958 and named after King Sisavangvong.
In 1987, Southipohn made two 35-mm films: a color documentary about the Communist Party Conference in Vientiane and a black-and-white docu-drama, Red Lotus or Bua Deng (Bua Daeng, Buadaeng, Bouadeng).
Taekwondo at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games were held in the Booyong Gymnasium National University Center, Vientiane, Laos
Beach Volleyball at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games were held in Beach Volleyball Stadium, National Sport Complex, Vientiane, Laos
Wang participated in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos.
While legend traces this statue to India, its rich historical records dates its finding in Cambodia in the 15th century, moved to Laos in the 16th century and then to Vientiane where it remained for 215 years, and finally to Thailand in the 18th century.
After two days of confusion, the U.S. embassy in Vientiane said the announcement had been incorrect and made without instructions from Washington, D.C.
The special zone was created 1994 with area split off from the provinces Vientiane, and Xiangkhoang.
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Xaisomboun (also Saysomboun, Lao ໄຊສົມບູນ) was a special zone (khetphiset) of Laos, located in the north of the country, near the capital Vientiane.
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Beerlao was an official sponsor of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games held 9–18 December 2009 in Vientiane as well as most sports events in the country.
Laos has facilitated these crop substitution programs aimed at developing alternative crops and occupations in Houaphan, Vientiane, and Xiangkhoang provinces.
In 1779, King Taksin of Thonburi sent his general Somdet Chao Phraya Maha Kasatseuk to conquer the Vientiane kingdom.