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Kingdom of Luang Prabang (Japanese puppet state)
Short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan, c. 1945 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of Luang Prabang (Lao: ອານາຈັກຫຼວງພະບາງ; Japanese: ルアンプラバン王国) was a short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan, which existed from 9 March 1945 to 12 October 1945.[1]
Quick Facts ອານາຈັກຫຼວງພະບາງ (Lao)ルアンプラバン王国 (Japanese), Status ...
Kingdom of Luang Prabang | |||||||||
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1945 | |||||||||
Anthem: "Pheng Xat Lao" (English: "Hymn of the Lao People") | |||||||||
![]() Location of Kingdom of Luang Prabang (red) Territories annexed into Thailand (pink) | |||||||||
Status | Puppet state of the Empire of Japan | ||||||||
Capital | Luang Prabang | ||||||||
Common languages | Japanese French Lao | ||||||||
Religion | State Shinto Buddhism Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy under Japanese occupation | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 1945 | Sisavang Vong | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1945 | Prince Phetsarath | ||||||||
Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
9 March 1945 | |||||||||
• Independence | 8 April 1945 | ||||||||
• Unified Kingdom of Laos | 15 September 1945 | ||||||||
• Lao Issara takeover | 12 October 1945 | ||||||||
Currency | French Indochinese piastre, Japanese military yen | ||||||||
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Today part of | Laos |
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