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August 11, when Laotian and Vietnamese forces fired across the Mekong at Thai
positions.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from December 30, 1983. End Date changed
from June 14, 1986.
MID#2776
Dispute Number: 2776
Date(s): May 1987 to February 19, 1988
Participants: 800 Thailand/812 Laos
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 101–250 deaths
Narrative: Thailand claimed its territory extended to the Hoeng Nga River, while
Laos claimed the border ran along the Hoeng Parman tributary, which ran seven miles
inside Thailand’s claim. Sporadic fighting occurred for almost nine months. Laotian
forces would raid villages, while Thai aircraft and artillery would respond by bomb
Laotian hills. Laos requested UN intervention toward the end of 1987. On February
17, 1988, General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Thailand’s army commander, and Gen.
Sisavat Keobounphan, the chief of staff of the Laotian army, agreed to a ceasefire
that would be effective beginning on February 19, with each force withdrawing three
kilometers from the border. Both parties also agreed to open negotiations over border
delimitation within 15 days.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 20, 1987.
800 THAILAND/816 VIETNAM
MID#1363
Started in December 1960. See the narrative in the 365 Russia/812 Laos dyad dispute
list.
MID#1353
Started in January 1962. See the narrative in the 812 Laos/816 Vietnam dyad dispute
list.
MID#611
Started in May 1964. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/816 Vietnam
dyad dispute list.
MID#1232
Started in August 1976. See the narrative in the 800 Thailand/811 Cambodia dyad
dispute list.