In the first half of 1977 (the exact date is…
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Mid-May 1975: Phạm Thanh Tâm Continues to Document the Liberation of Saigon
After documenting the liberation of Saigon at the end of April…
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April-May 1975: Phạm Thanh Tâm Documents the Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon in April 1975 was the second…
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End of April 1975: Nguyễn Thanh Châu Joins the March into Saigon
Towards the end of April 1975, forces from the People’s…
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September 1971: The Opening of Vì Dân Hospital in Saigon
Bệnh Viện Vì Dân (often known in English at the…
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January 1968: Nguyễn Thanh Châu Depicts the Tết Offensive in Saigon
At the end of January 1968, Nguyễn Thanh Châu witnessed the…
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11 June 1963: Buddhist Monk Commits Suicide by Self-immolation
Under Ngô Đình Diệm’s Roman-Catholic orientated regime, a ban had been…
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27 February 1962: Ngô Đình Diệm’s Palace Bombed
On 6 February 1962, the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam…
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April 1960: Release of the Caravelle Manifesto Calling for Ngô Đình Diệm’s Resignation
In April 1960, eighteen South Vietnamese intellectuals signed the Caravelle…
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February-October 1955: The Battle of Saigon and the Battle of the Sects
On 22 February, in Tây Ninh, representatives from the Bình Xuyên…
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