Event

Battle of Vientiane

13 Dec 1960 – 16 Dec 1960 · 17.97° N, 102.60° E

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When
13 Dec 1960 – 16 Dec 1960
Kind
Event
Coordinates
17.97° N, 102.60° E

Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Vientiane.

Battle of Vientiane

1960 battle of the Laotian Civil War

The Battle of Vientiane was a major and decisive battle of the 1960 Laotian coups, that occurred amid the Laotian Civil War. Fought between 13 and 16 December 1960, the battle ended with General Phoumi Nosavan regaining control of the Kingdom of Laos with the aid of the Royal Thai Government and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

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