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Thailand-Laos
Border War
1987-1988
 
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Thailand-Laos
Border War
(1987-
1988)
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ALTERNATE
NAMES FOR CONFLICT:
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Thailand
vs.
Laos
BEGAN:
December, 1987
ENDED:
February 19, 1988
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TYPE(S) OF
CONFLICT:
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Border
War
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PREDECESSOR:
(Related conflicts that occurred
before)
Thai-Laotian
Border Clashes (1980)
Thai-Laotian
Border Clashes (1984)
CONCURRENT:
(Related conflicts occurring at the same
time)
SUCCESSOR:
(Related conflicts that occur
later)
In 1907, France
(the colonial ruler of Laos), and Thailand (then known
as Siam), signed a border treaty which later caused a
dispute over the ownership of some border villages.
Shooting broke out in 1984 over possession of three
villages. Another cause of tension between the two
Southeast Asian neighbors was the ongoing
Hmong
Rebellion in Laos. The
rebels used bases in Thailand and often crossed the
border to attack the Communist Laotian
government.
It should also be noted that
Thailand enjoyed an alliance with the United States,
while Laos was a close ally of Communist Vietnam and
the Soviet Union. These types of connections tended to
make neighborly relations hostile in the tense
atmosphere of the Cold War.
Fighting broke
out in December of 1987 in a dispute over land claimed
by Laos, which considered the territory as part of the
Laotian Botèn District in Xaignabouri and by
Thailand as part of Chat Trakan District in
Phitsanulok Province.
Over 1,000 troops died before
a cease-fire was put in place.
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CONSEQUENCES OF
CONFLICT:
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Following the
cease-fire in 1988, the two nations developed improved
relations and increased trade.
Total
Casualties: Approximately 1,000 for both
sides
Library
of Congress Country Study : Laos
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