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=

The historical state is referred to by a variety of names, such as "Gongsan Nampung-guk" (共產南風國,공산남풍국), "Gongsa-guk Nampung", or simply "Gongsan-guk" (共產國,공산국). All terms do overtly state Lomtai's communist status. In Lomtai the the Communal Era is colloquially known as "ໄລຍະເວລາຄອມມິວນິດ" (Lainyauaela Khommivnid).

People's Democratic Coup
The People's Democratic Coup of 1937 was a which occurred in Guwol of 1937. In the early hours of Guwol 12, members of the Communist Reformation Movement seized the capital building. Members of the Republic of Lomtai government were imprisoned for alleged. The following day after the coup the Communist Reformation Movement, lead by Phayvanh Chanthalangsy established the Lom People's Greater Authority, a pseudo-provisional government which administered Lomtai from Guwol of 1937 to Yuwol of 1938 in what is known as the Year of Illegitimate Governance.

Year of Illegitimate Governance
The Year of Illegitimate Governance, part of the Chanthalangsy Period from 1937 to 1938 was a brief period of the Communal Era, during which Lomtai had no legitimate or official government. The illegitimate government which administered Lomtai was the Lom People's Greater Authority of the Communist State of Lomtai, often shortened to "Lom People's Greater Authority" or "Greater Authority". The Greater Authority was assembled and established by the Communal Committee of Lomtai.

The primary purpose of the Greater Authority was to reconstruct and reform the Lom government, inspired by the Hokanese model. Policies such as the Hmong Exclusion Policy, ''Basanresrian Emigrants' Act, and the Prosperity Prelude Assignment where all implemented by the Greater Authority.

The construction of also occurred primarily during this time, such facilities where built to house individuals the Greater Authority deemed to be  or. In 1938 Bounthavy Noy of the Nationalist Clique wrote and composed Down with the Usurpers (song), notably the most famous of and anti-CCL patriotic songs in the country.

The Year of Illegitimate Governance ended in early Yuwol of 1938 when the Communal Committee of Lomtai was established as the legitimate and federal government of the Democratic People's Commune of Lomtai and Phayvanh Chanthalangsy was confirmed as the Grand Chairman of Lomtai.

Proclamation of the Commune
=Chanthalangsy Period=

Hmong exclusion policy
The Hmong Exclusion Policy was a policy enacted by the Communal Committee of Lomtai against Lomtai's ethnic  population. Begining in 1946 ethnic Hmongs as well as Hmong-descended Loms were collected and detained in. The goal of the Hmong exclusion policy was to isolated and separate the Hmongs from the rest of Lom society.

Decade of Horrors
The Decade of Horrors, also known as the Greater Prosperity Mission was a socioeconomic campaign started by Chairman Chanthalangsy and the Communal Committee to transition Lomtai into a communist and caste society. Initially policies such as the National Free Education Policy and Commune Housing Act (1950) did improve the quality of life in the country.

Death of Chairman Chanthalangsy
In the early hours of Samwol 3, 1989 Chairman Chanthalangsy died from pneumonia.

=Phommachanh and Vongvichit=

Following Chairman Chanthalangsy's death in Irwol of 1989 Keo Phommachanh, a close companion of Chanthalangsy was given the position of Grand Chairman per Chanthalangsy's. Two months later on Samwol 3, 1989 Phommachanh was officially promoted to the position of Grand Chairman.

Liberation (1992)
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Vạn Xuân
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