1975- LPDR takes over Hmong in Laos. Pathet ( Pathet Lao seizes power)
            -Lao PDR proclaimed on December 2nd
1975-1980- Political arrest & execution of members of the old government. Refugee exodus to Thailand & eventually third country resettlement.

1976- Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge begin guerilla warfare with the Vietnamese.

1978 – Pathet Lao release yellow rain ( chemical agent