接着,在二次世界大战期间,老挝又被日本所占领。该国在1949年独立,成为在琅勃拉邦希沙旺国王(KingSisavangVong)的领导下的老挝王国。
Following a Japanese occupation during World War II , the country became independent in1949 as the Kingdom of Laos under the leadership of King Sisavang Vong .