What the records say
- When
- 21 Oct 1966 – 22 Oct 1966
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 17.98° N, 102.63° E
1966 Laotian coup d'état
The 1966 Laotian coup d'état was brought about by political infighting concerning control of the Royal Lao Air Force, and use of its transports for smuggling. General Thao Ma, who wished to reserve the transports for strictly military use, was forced into exile on 22 October 1966 by fellow generals angling to use the transports for smuggling opium and gold.
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- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Failed coup in Laos”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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