Laos marks 50th anniversary, sets sights on upper-middle-income status by 2055

People walking under Laos national flags and Lao People's Revolutionary Party flags next to Patuxai, also known as the Victory Monument, in Vientiane, ahead of Lao National Day celebrations on December 2 to mark 50 years of communist rule. - AFP

VIENTIANE: The multiethnic Lao people came together on December 2 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) with a grand parade, honouring a hard-won revolutionary victory, reviewing five decades of nation-building and outlining the country’s long-term development vision.

Secretary General of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and State President Thongloun Sisoulith addressed the commemorative gathering at the That Luang esplanade.