The Pathet Lao: Leadership and Organization

Abstract

The report analyzes the Laotian revolutionary movement commonly known as the Pathet Lao--its leaders, commanding party (People's Party of Laos), the Lao Patriotic Front, its political and administrative organization, and its military forces. The document also presents biographical information on 12 'founding fathers' who are probably among the leading policymakers, and discusses their characteristics. Leadership continuity is remarkable, having lasted through 20 years of intermittent war and coalition with no evidence of major purges or defections. Eight appendixes include biographies, policy statements, a list of fronts, and brief profiles of 53 informants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0776698

Entities

People

  • Joseph J. Zasloff

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.