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- 1 2 Meng 1987, p. 170–3.
- 1 2 Brown & Zasloff 1991, p. 142.
- ↑ Stuart-Fox 2008, pp. 405–6.
- ↑ "ກອງປ ະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ IV ຂອງພັກ (13-15/11/1986)" [4th Party Congress (13–15/11/1986)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Bibliography
Books:
- Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6411-5.
Articles and journals:
- Brown, MacAlister; Zasloff, Joseph J. (1991). "LAOS 1990: Socialism Postponed but Leadership Intact". Southeast Asian Affairs . ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute: 141–158.
- Meng, Ng Shui (1987). "LAOS IN 1986: Into the Second Decade of National Reconstruction". Asian Survey . ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute: 177–193. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.
- Stuart-Fox, Martin (1992). "LAOS 1991: On the Defensive". Southeast Asian Affairs . ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute: 163–180. doi:10.2307/2644167. JSTOR 2643469.
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