Lahu people
 |
|
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| About 1,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Significant Lahu diaspora populations in: | |
 China (PRC)
|
720,000[1] |
 Myanmar
|
150,000[2] |
 Thailand
|
100,000 |
 Laos
|
15,000 |
 United States
|
10,000 |
 Vietnam
|
9,651 (2009) |
| Languages | |
| Lahu and Lahu dialects | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Buddhism,Catholicism, Christianity | |
The Lahu people (Chinese: 拉祜族; Lahu: Ladhulsi / Kawzhawd; Vietnamese: La Hủ) are an ethnic group of China and Mainland Southeast Asia.
The Lahu are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where about 720,000 live in Yunnan province, mostly in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. In Thailand, the Lahu are one of the six main groups categorized as hill tribes. The Tai often refer to them by the exonym Muso (Thai: มูเซอ), meaning 'hunter'. They are one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, and mostly live in Lai Châu Province.
A few Lahu, along with the Hmong, Lao, and Mien were recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency to help fight against the communist Pathet Lao, known as the secret war, during the Laotian Civil War. In fear of retribution when the Pathet Lao took over the Laotian government in 1975, those who had helped the United States fled to neighboring Thailand seeking political asylum.
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