2007 in Laos
list of events
The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Laos.
Incumbents
President: Choummaly Sayasone
Vice President: Bounnhang Vorachith
Prime Minister: Bouasone Bouphavanh
Events
March
March 4 – A 42-year-old woman dies of bird flu, or avian influenza, the first fatality of that illness in the country.
March 8 – A 15-year-old Laotian girl dies while being cared for H5N1 bird flu at a hospital in Thailand. This was the country's first official H5N1 death.
May
May 16 – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes in remote northern Laos, and is felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, and Hanoi, Vietnam, where shoppers fled malls and high-rise buildings are evacuated. In Luang Prabang, 92 km. from the epicenter, residents said they felt only minor shaking. There were no reports of injuries or severe damage.
June
June 4 – Former Royal Army of Laos general and Hmong military leader Vang Pao and nine others are charged in U.S. District Court in California with plotting to overthrow the Laotian government. The plan, prosecutors say, involved obtaining explosives, rifles, land mines and missiles, shipping them to Thailand, and using them blow up government buildings in Vientiane.
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