title: 1961 in Laos
text: # 1961 in Laos
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Laos.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Savang Vatthana
  * Prime Minister: Boun Oum
  
  ## Events
  
  * 31 January-6 June - Battle of Ban Pa Dong
  
  ### January
  
  * January - The Battle of Luang Namtha begins.
  
  ### April
  
  * 19 April - Project Hotfoot (Laos) ends.
  
  ### March
  
  * 13 March - Operation Millpond begins.
  
  ### December
  
  * 13 December - Operation Pincushion begins.
  