<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - ILaos yanamuhla ithola ubunikazi bayo bomlando namasiko kuLan Xang, owawukhona kusukela ngekhulu le-14 kuya kwele-18 njengenye yemibuso emikhulu eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Ngenxa yendawo yayo emaphakathi eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, lo mbuso waba isikhungo sokuhwebelana ngomhlaba futhi waba ocebile kwezomnotho nakwezamasiko. Ngemva kwenkathi yezingxabano zangaphakathi, iLan Xang yahlukana yaba imibuso emithathu ehlukene: iLuang Phrabang, iVientiane, neChampasak. Ngo - 1893, lezi zindawo ezintathu zaba ngaphansi kombuso olawulwa yiFrance futhi zahlanganiswa zaba yilokho manje okwaziwa ngokuthi iLaos. Ithole ukuzimela okwesikhashana ngo-1945 ngemuva kokuqashwa yiJapane kodwa yaphinde yakoloniwa yiFrance kwaze kwaba yilapho ithola ukuzimela ngo-1949. ILaos yazimela ngo-1953, inombuso wobukhosi ongaphansi komthetho-sisekelo ngaphansi kukaSisavang Vong. Impi yombango yangemva kokuthola inkululeko  <response>: kwaqala, okwabona ukumelana kwamaKhomanisi, okwasekelwa iSoviet Union, kulwa nombuso owaba ngaphansi kwethonya lemibuso yezempi eyayisekelwa iUnited States. Ngemva kokuphela kweMpi YaseVietnam ngo-1975, umKhomanisi waseDowopabunya uPathet Lao wathatha izintambo, waqeda impi yombango. Khona-ke iLaos yayincike osizweni lwezempi nolwezomnotho oluvela eSoviet Union kwaze kwaba yilapho ihlakazwa ngo-1991. 