Pathetlao. October 12, 1973 – Luang Prabang, Laos.

 

From 1964 to February 1973, heavy fighting persisted in Laos. The Pathet Lao, supported by North Vietnamese troops, scored major gains, consolidating their control over more than two thirds of Laotian territory. A final agreement between the government and the Pathet Lao, concluded in Sept, 1973, provided for the formation of a coalition government under the premiership of Souvanna Phouma (inaugurated in April, 1974), the stationing of an equal number of government and Pathet Lao troops in the two capitals, and the withdrawal of all foreign troops and advisers.