On 2 July 1976, Vietnam became the Socialist Republic of…
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Category: Key Events
27 January 1973: Paris Peace Accords Signed
After five years of tense negotiations, the Paris Peace Accords…
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29 November 1971: North Vietnam Signs Agreement with the Soviet Union for Continued Support
The relationship triangle between the Soviet Union, China and North…
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20 February 1970: Kissinger begins secret talks with Lê Đức Thọ and Xuân Thùy
On 20 February 1970, Kissinger began secret talks with Lê…
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November 1967: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu elected President of South Vietnam and Khe Sanh is Fortified
On 3 September 1967, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was elected president…
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November 1963: A Bloody Month
Through the course of November 1963, both South Vietnam and…
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20 December 1960: The National Liberation Front is Formed
The National Liberation Front (NLF) was founded in South Vietnam…
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8 May-21 July 1954: The Geneva Conference
A day after the French defeat at Điện Biên Phủ,…
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February 1951: Hồ Chí Minh creates Đảng Lao Động (the Vietnam Worker’s Party)
The formation of the Vietnam Worker’s Party (Đảng Lao Động)…
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September 1945: Hồ Chí Minh’s Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence On 2 September 1945, approximately 500,000 people…
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