Editing Pathet Lao (section)

{{Evil Organization
|Box title    = Evil Organization
|image        = Flag of Laos.svg
|size   = 
|fullname = Pathet Lao
|alias = Lao Nation<br>Lao Patriotic Front
|origin = Laos
|foundation = 1950
|dissolution = December 2, 1975
|headquarters = Vientiane, Laos
|commanders = [[Prince Souphanouvong]]
|agents =
|skills = Knowledge of various types of warfare<br>Support of Communist China and North Vietnam
|goals = Turn Laos into a communist state (successful)
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]
|type of villains = Anarchists|type of villain=Anarchists}}The '''Pathet Lao''' was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group was ultimately successful in assuming political power in 1975, after the Laotian Civil War. The Pathet Lao were closely associated with the [[Việt Cộng]] in neighboring North Vietnam as well as the [[Khmer Rouge]] of Cambodia. During the [[Civil War|civil war]], it was effectively organized, equipped, and even led by the People's Army of Vietnam. They fought against the anti-communist forces in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the term became the generic name for Laotian communists.

The most important source of military aid to the movement (as was also the case for the Vietnamese communists) was China; under orders from [[Mao Zedong]], the [[Communist Party of China]] provided 115,000 guns, 920,000 grenades, and 170 million bullets, and trained more than 700 of its military officers.