| French Laos |
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| Monarchy, Protectorate of France, constituent of French Indochina | ||||||
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| Capital | Vientiane (official), Luang Prabang (ceremonial) | |||||
| Languages | French (official), Lao | |||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism, Roman Catholicism | |||||
| Political structure | Monarchy, Protectorate of France, constituent of French Indochina | |||||
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| - | 1868-1895 | Oun Kham (first) | ||||
| - | 1904-1954 | Sisavang Vong (last) | ||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | |||||
| - | Protectorate established | 1893 | ||||
| - | Disestablished | 1954 | ||||
| - | Independence | 21 July 1954 | ||||
The French Protectorate of Laos was a French protectorate forming part of the French Colonial Empire in Southeast Asia. It consisted of much of the territory of the former kingdom of Lan Xang and was part of French Indochina from 1893 until it was granted self-rule within the French Union in 1946. Under the Geneva Conference following France's withdrawal from Indochina after the First Indochina War, Laos was granted independence in 1954.
Read more about this topic: History Of Laos To 1945
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