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Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.<ref name="Kemp">Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017, (accessed 5 February 2022).</ref> | Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.<ref name="Kemp">Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017, (accessed 5 February 2022).</ref> | ||
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The Japanese Army destroyed the French colonial records during World War II. In 1975, the Pathet Lao gained power and destroyed the records of the former government.<ref name="Kemp" /> | The Japanese Army destroyed the French colonial records during World War II. In 1975, the Pathet Lao gained power and destroyed the records of the former government.<ref name="Kemp" /> | ||
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