Another Communist Country Celebrates a Birthday

One of the few remaining countries of its political ideology, Laos, has just celebrated 30 years of communist rule. Reuters.

“For the tiny nation of 5 million, and in particular its rulers, the date marks the start of a golden era of independence and stability after the trials of French colonialism in the first half of the 20th century and the horrors of the Vietnam War in the second.”

Sure, there has been relative peace in the country, but this doesn’t mean life is good for the average Laotian.

“With a tiny economy hamstrung by a lack of enterprise and investment, Laos remains one of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day.”
North Korea’s Communist Party celebrated a 45-year anniversary on August 24, 2005.