Front 379 conducted international missions in Northern Laos (1979 - 1988)

Abstract

Since 1976, capitalizing on the challenges faced by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and backed by foreign reactionary forces, exiled Lao reactionary groups collaborated with underground bandit and reactionary factions within the country to conduct various sabotage operations, incite riots, and attempt to overthrow the democratic government in Laos. In response to a request from the Lao Party and Government, from late 1976 to 1989, the Vietnamese Party and Government deployed Volunteer forces to Laos to assist in stabilizing 
the situation and to support nation-building efforts. It aimed to strengthen and elevate the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos. The Front 379 - Volunteer Army played a key role in helping to establish defensive positions in northern Laos, thereby contributing to the protection of independence, peace, and territorial integrity, safeguarding the democratic regime in Laos and reinforcing the fighting alliance between Vietnam and Laos, embodying the internationalist spirit of the heroic Vietnamese People’s Army.