Democratic People’s Commune of Lomtai

The Democratic People’s Commune of Lomtai (: ລົມໃຕ້ສະຫະພັນປະຊາທິປະໄຕ; Lomtai Sahaphan Pasathipatai, : 南風民主聯合的社國; Nampung Minju Yeonhab Jeoksaguk) was a sovereign state based in Lomtai from 1937 to 1992. The Commune was proclaimed on 12 Guwol, 1937 after the People’s Democratic Coup of 1937, which usurped the Republic of Lom. The country was governed by Phayvanh Chanthalangsy from 1937 until his death in 1989. In 1950 the Communal Committee of Lomtai enacted the Greater Prosperity Mission (Decade of Horrors), a social and economic movement led by the CCL from 1950 to 1961. The campaign commenced as a result of Grand Chairman Phayvanh Chanthalangsy’s motivation to reconstruct Lomtai into a structured,,. The CCL funded mass industrialization of the countryside as well as implemented the National Free Education Policy which provided free and accessible education to all children in Lomtai. In many ways the CCL worked to improve the quality of life in Lomtai.

In late Owol of 1955 a devastated one of Lomtai’s most vital agricultural regions, which began a two year-long famine across the country and caused the deaths of 3 percent of Lomtai’s population. The CCL initially underestimated the situation which only contributed to casualties. The government allocated resources primarily for the wealthy and CCL-friendly regions; mainly metropolitan areas such as Makan or Patufai. One year later in 1956 an outbreak of furthur devastated the country and caused the deaths of roughly 1 percent of the population. Following the brief famine and pandemic small protests in rural areas of the country arose. between Lomtai and its neighbors waned; namely Vạn Xuân and Suwannaphum. During the 1960’s and 1970’s both Vạn Xuân and Suwannaphum released a number of anti-Lomtai and anti-CCL. Tensions between the three countries decreased in the early 1980’s. On 3 Samwol, 1989 Grand Chairman Phayvanh Chanthalangsy died from. Following the death of the Grand Chairman, Keo Phommachanh was promoted to the position of Grand Chairman, but was assasinated by Khamla Vongvichit who instead promoted himself to the position of Grand Chairman. Throughout the 1960’s to the 1980’s small protests occurred in rural areas, but in 1990 the Anti-Commune, pro-liberation protests erupted across the country, the power of the government rapidly declined. In Yuwol of 1991 Vongvichit abdicated his position, thus leaving the remainder of the CCL to manage Lomtai.

Beginning on 7 Owol, 1992 members of the Former Glory Restoration Movement protested outside of the National Presidential Palace demanding the abdication of the Communal Committee as well as the abolishment of the Democratic People’s Commune. Finally on 10 Owol, 1992 Somphone Xiong signed the Decree of Abdication on behalf of the Lom government, thus surrendering and abolishing the government.

=Terminology= =History=

Proclamation of the Commune
=Chanthalangsy Period=