The
Hmong Rebellion in Laos
(1975-Present)
The conflict which most
Americans know as The
Vietnam War, also
included civil wars in the neighboring nations of Laos
and Cambodia. In both of these Southeast Asian countries,
Communist forces overthrew the governments after long and
bloody warfare. In Laos, an ethnic group known as the
Hmong continued to fight against the forces of the new
Communist government and its allies from Vietnam. This
little-known war continues to this day.
During America's long and
painful time in Vietnam, the U.S. government recruited
many Hmong into a secret army trained and armed by the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Following the fall of
Saigon and America's desire to forget about our
unsuccessful war in Indochina, U.S. aid to the Hmong
ended, and they were left to deal with the Communist
Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese on their own. They have
resisted ever since.
Below
are some links to other sites with information on this
war.
Calif
Funeral Planned For Hmong Leader Vang Pao: Calif. Funeral
Set For Vang Pao, Laotian General Who Led CIA-backed
Secret Army In Vietnam War-CBS news
Hmong
Refugees Live in Fear in Laos and Thailand--Time
Magazine, July, 2010
The
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic and the
Hmong
Hmong
Insurgency -Wikipedia
article
APOCALYPSE
NOW: The great betrayal Laos' Hmong tribe faces death in
forced repatriation
--Article on the Hmong tragedy from the World Net Daily,
November 17, 1999.
Brothers
In Arms-- Article
about the Hmong Insurgency and Vietamese military aid to
Laos.
Thailand
Begins Repatriation of Hmong to
Laos--New York
Times, Dec. 27, 2009
See also:
Wars
of Vietnam
