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Phetsarath Ratanavongsa Biography and Timeline

Follow Phetsarath Ratanavongsa through 4 dated historical records for Laos.

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Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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1937–1949Years on this page

1937

Indigenous Affairs

Prince · Director of Indigenous Affairs · Vientiane · Government / French Protectorate of Laos

Serves in senior administrative roles under the French protectorate

1945

12 October 1945

Lao Issara Government

Prince · Lao nationalist leader · Vientiane · Government / Lao Issara

Leads the Lao Issara movement declaring Lao independence

1946

Exile of Phetsarath Ratanavongsa

Prince · Lao Issara leader · Thailand · Government / French Protectorate of Laos

Goes into exile after French forces restore control in Laos

1949

Lao Issara Dissolution

Prince · Lao Issara leader · Bangkok · Government / Lao Issara

Lao Issara divisions deepen as some leaders return to Laos and others continue resistance

Records, sources and methodology

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