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The Secret War in Laos, 1961-1975
CIA-recruited Hmong fighters engaged in a covert conflict in Laos, later facing persecution after the war's end.
What happened
From 1961 to 1975, the CIA recruited and led more than 30,000 Hmong fighters under General Vang Pao in Laos.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: From 1961 to 1975, the United States Central Intelligence Agency recruited, trained and funded a guerrilla force of more than 30,000 Hmong fighters under General Vang Pao in Laos, conducted in the context of the 1954 Geneva Accords, which had established Laos as a neutral nation; Hmong forces engaged in intelligence gathering, protection of installations, and rescue operations for downed American pilots during the conflict, this bundle not narrating the war's military course in detail.
- The Secret War in Laos (La Crosse County Historical Society) link, Historical Context section. Advocacy organisation perspective Source record