Revolução silenciosa: o socialismo no Laos

<p dir="ltr">In 2025, the socialist revolution in Laos will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Despite<br>having a rich and exemplary history of resistance to colonialism and combating<br>inequality, the socialist movement in Laos, the Pathet Lao, which gave rise to the Lao<br>People's Revolutionary Party (currently in power), inspires little international interest.<br>What is generally known about Laos often boils down to its suffering during the 1960s<br>and 1970s when it became the most bombed country in history at the hands of the<br>United States during the Vietnam War, or in the case of Laos, the 'secret war'.<br>However, its history extends far beyond this episode, and this work seeks to explore<br>the legacy and identity of Laos, which in recent decades has been rebuilding its state<br>structure to overcome the secular difficulties faced by the country's multiethnic society,<br>shedding the title of the poorest country in Asia, and developing a globally integrated<br>economy that supports the long-awaited development. Despite the enormous existing<br>barriers, this development seems closer than ever.</p>