Pathet Lao
Pathet Lao is the
Lao Communist movement. After they successfully seized power in 1975, they renamed themselves the
Lao People's Revolutionary Party. Key figures of the Pathet Lao include
Souphanouvong,
Kaysone Phomvihane,
Phoumi Vongvichit,
Nouhak Phoumsavanh and
Khamtay Siphandone.