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Laos
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100,000 Kip, 2011 (2012)
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Front: Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), Prime Minister of Laos 1975-1991,
President of Laos 1991-1992
Back: Kaysone Phomvihane Memorial Museum in Vientiane
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Kaysone Phomvihane Memorial Museum
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Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th Century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang
had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos
came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina.
The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government
ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private
enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Laos.
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