Its original name has been forgotten but in 1950 it was renamed the Pathet Lao, when it was adopted by Lao forces under Prince Souphanouvong, who joined the Viet Minh's revolt against the colonial French authorities in Indochina during the First Indochi… The Pathet Lao (Lao: ປະເທດລາວ pa thēt lāo, "Lao Nation") was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century.The group was ultimately successful in assuming political power in 1975, after the Laotian Civil War.The Pathet Lao were always closely associated with Vietnamese communists. The office of the President of the People's Democratic Republic traces its lineage back to …

Title: The Pathet Lao: Leadership and Organization Author: Joseph Jermiah Zasloff Subject: Analyzes the Laotian revolutionary movement commonly known as the Pathet Lao--its leaders, commanding party (People's Party of Laos), the Lao Patriotic Front, the political and … The organization can trace its roots from the Second World War just as the Khmer Issarak in Cambodia and the Viet Minh & Vietnam People's Army in Vietnam did in the war as well. Pathet Lao, left-oriented nationalist group in Laos that took control of the country in 1975.