title: 1953 in Laos
text: # 1953 in Laos
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Laos.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Sisavang Vong
  * Prime Minister: Souvanna Phouma
  
  ## Events
  
  ### November
  
  * November 9 - The Laotian Civil War begins between the Kingdom of Laos and the Pathet Lao after Laos gains its independence from France.
  