title: 1959 in Laos
text: # 1959 in Laos
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Laos.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Sisavang Vong (abdicated 29 October), Savang Vatthana (ascended 29 October)
  * Prime Minister: Phoui Sananikone (until 31 December), Sounthone Pathammavong (starting 31 December)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### January
  
  * 22 January - Project Hotfoot (Laos) begins.
  
  ### July
  
  * 28-31 July - North Vietnamese invasion of Laos: North Vietnamese Army units attack Laos in support of the Pathet Lao.
  
  ### September
  
  * 7 September - United Nations Security Council Resolution 132 is adopted.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 14 October - Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
  * 29 October - Sisavang Vong
  * 29 December - Katay Don Sasorith
  