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Kong Le Biography and Timeline

Follow Kong Le through 3 dated historical records for Laos.

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Kong Le, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1960–1960Years on this page

1960

9 August 1960

Coup

Captain · Neutralist paratroop commander · Vientiane · Revolution / Revolution of Laos

Leads a military coup in Vientiane and calls for Lao neutrality

9 August 1960

Neutralist Coup

Captain · Neutralist paratroop commander · Vientiane · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Leads a coup calling for neutrality as Laos becomes central to the wider Vietnam War

Role range: 1960-1975

1960

Retreat to Plain of Jars

Captain · Neutralist commander · Plain of Jars · Warfare / Laotian Civil War

Withdraws toward the Plain of Jars after rightist forces retake Vientiane

Records, sources and methodology

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