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Published: 02 December,2024 | Updated: 04 December,2024
Lao Party, State Leaders Lay Wreaths and Floral Baskets to Celebrate the 49th Anniversary of the Lao PDR

Vientiane,December 2 (AseanAll)  — On December 2,2024, Lao Party and state leaders, led by Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, laid wreaths at the Monument of Unknown Soldiers (Red Star) and placed floral baskets at the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum,according to Lao state news agency KPL.

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Lao Vice President Bounthong Chithmany, Lao National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane, and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone also participated in the commemorative activities, which coincided with the 104th birth anniversary of President Kaysone Phomvihane.

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The laying of wreaths and floral baskets symbolized profound respect, gratitude, and reverence for the Lao revolutionaries who sacrificed their lives for the national revolutionary cause. 


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Under the leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, these heroes secured victory, declared independence, and established the Lao People's Democratic Republic on December 2, 1975.  

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National Day, celebrated annually on December 2, holds profound significance for the Party, State, and the people of Laos. This historic occasion marks the triumph of the Lao nation in its struggle for independence, the realization of sovereignty, and the affirmation of the nation's equality among the global community.


On this day, Lao people of all ethnicities celebrate their unity and the complete independence of their homeland.