LAOS

1979 Penom Penh
Khmer Rouge takeover


Geneva 1954
Neutrality Cam and Laos

Neutral Laos, N. Vietnamese supported Pathet Lao
U.S. supported the Meo or Hmong. (hill people)

1961 Laos was the major crisis in IndoChina

Unmarked planes attacked the Ho Chi Minh Trail

CIA supported forces held of NVA backed Pathet Lao for nearly 10 years.

1973 cease fire agreements
1975 Communist Pathet Lao took over Laos


CAMBODIA

Prince Norodum Sianouk
put on throne by France
tried to preserve nation's neutrality
abundance of rice and fish
90% of peasants owned their own land
prospered and at peace
but bad geography

1963
strained relations with USA

1966
Khmer Rough courted discontented peasants in the countryside

1967
denounced US policy in Vietnam

1969
Nixon launched bombing raids

Lon Nol takes over after coup
Hoped for U.S. aid
Sihonauk, in Peking, supported Khmer Rouge (former enemy)

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