Laos National Day
This day marks the establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in 1975. By the 20th century Lao had become a French protectorate. Following the end of World War Two, resistance to French control grew and the Pathet Lao resistance organisation was formed by the Indochinese Communist Party. The armed struggle against occupation was known as the First Indochina War, and it resulted in Lao gaining independence as a constitutional monarchy in October 1953. The opposing views of the Pathet La and the royalist forces led to a long civil war in Lao. In 1975, with the support of North Vietnam and the Soviet Union, the Pathet Lao gained the upper hand in the conflict and on 2nd December 1975, they overthrew the royalist Lao government and forced the King to abdicate.
UAE National Day
This celebrates the day when the seventh emirate, Ra’s al-Khaimah, was added to the federation on 10th February 1972 making it the last state to join. The National day of UAE stands for the nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties were declared in 1968. Grand celebrations are held across the country including fireworks, car rallies and dance shows.
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