The Kingdom of Laos was a constitutional monarchy that served Laos beginning with its independence on 9 November 1953. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
Pathet Lao, who abolished the monarchy in favor of a Marxist<unk>Leninist state called the Lao People's Democratic Republic, which has controlled Laos ever since.