In June 1979, three months after the end of the…
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April 1979: Lương Xuân Đoàn at the “Steel Fortress” Outside of Đồng Đăng
By the time war broke out with China on the…
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17 February 1979: China Invades Vietnam
On 17 February 1979, China invaded Vietnam, aiming to capture…
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8 January 1979: People’s Republic of Kampuchea Established
On 8 January 1979, the day after the People’s Army…
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7 January 1979: PAVN Forces Enter Phnom Penh
On 7 January 1979, the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN)…
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25 December 1978: Vietnam Invades Cambodia
On 25 September 1978, the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN)…
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End of November 1978: Chinese Exodus from Vietnam at an All-time High
With Sino-Vietnamese relations at their lowest in November 1978, the…
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3 November 1978: Vietnam and the Soviet Union Sign a Treaty of Friendship
Amid reports of increased clashes between Vietnamese and Chinese forces…
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June 1978: Sino-Vietnamese Relations Deteriorate After Vietnam Joins COMECON
In June 1978, Vietnam became the 10th member of COMECON,…
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April 1978: Chinese-Hoa Minority Flee Vietnam
In April 1978, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam took increasingly…
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