Hmong People

Hmong People
Hmong People are indigenous peoples in Asia and South Asia more than 5,000 years of history, where, in the heights of the mountains, where to build their forefathers lived and cities and protected areas established. They were from southern China and migration for centuries in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

Relations between the Hmong and French were weak. Hmong living in poor countries and in some remote areas of the country has traditionally relied on opium cultivation main source of income. Although a growing number of French attack on the group managed to hold on administrative state in which the political control for the first time in the context of the major clans, and later under French rule.

Hmong divisions, which were developed after the Second World War, and that some members of the group decided to support the French, while others favored the Japanese, who occupied territory is now in contact with the Communists in Vietnam. Colonial power in Indochina and the subsequent actions of America have also been in contact with the Hmong fragmentation. Hmong were "more of opium, which can change weapons on the black market, put it in direct conflict with several rebel groups involved in a general civil war and the release of engulfed East Asia in 1950.

In 1960, many Hmong defend in Laos as the American CIA plan, Laos against the North Vietnam Army (NVA) and the Communist movement Pathet Lao in this country and in other ways to members of the South-East Asian Nations war recruited. Hmong community action became known as the Secret War. Support of the US-led Vang Pao fans who joined in 1966 LaoTheung generations to ensure the independence of Laos Meoland to explain Central and South.

When the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam in 1975, the Kingdom of Laos, were ousted the communists and the Hmong in the goals of retribution and persecution. Although some Hmong people returned to their villages and tried to continue the life of the new system, thousands of people have a terrible trip across the Mekong River in Thailand. This was the beginning of mass production difference between the Hmong from Laos.

Of those who do not leave, 2000-3000 was re-education camps, political prisoners who cleverly collected in 3-5 years. Many died in the camps, it is hard physical work and hard conditions. Hmong thousand people, mostly former soldiers and their families, fled to remote mountain regions - particularly in Phu Bia, the highest mountain in Laos. It was organized by the attacks Pathet Lao and Vietnamese troops. Zong Zoua spiritual leader of his supporters gathered resistance movement called Chao Fa successes are small groups of military operations by government troops, air strikes and heavy artillery and chemical weapons and defoliants included.

In 1980, the support for groups of refugees in Thailand and other countries has shown. Resistance has become a better coordination and regular contact and radio contact with his supporters in Thailand. This is a very special support and opposition groups greater risk of detection. If the governments of Thailand and Laos opened talks on border security in July 1994, these networks support the resistance was dismantled and its members are missing or in prison. Following the closure of refugee camps in Thailand, resistance groups in Laos has the right since 1993.

Peaceful Hmong resistance, the de facto government of Laos Saisomboun district (formerly Muong Cha) a special area in 1994. This is an area where most of the Phu Bia Saisomboun Chao Fa idea crucial to the political and economic development of Hmong resistance in the folds of the authorities to win. Government withdrew its staff within the lowland Lao and general Bounchane (Khmu success of many of the Hmong Chao Fa removed at the end of 1970) and the local military commander Colonel Deputy Commander, and Mr. Lu Yang Yang Siatou (formerly Muong Hom Moungara Chao), coordinator of the Alliance. Special Zone covers the following areas: Phoun Muong, Muong Hom, Muong Cha and Long St. for Hmong People.