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In 1955, the Prime Minister of South Vietnam Ngô Đình Diệm faced a severe challenge to his rule over South Vietnam from the Bình Xuyên criminal gang and the Cao Đài and Hòa Hảo religious sects. [citation needed] In the Battle of Saigon in April, Diệm's army eliminated the Bình Xuyên as a rival and soon also reduced the power of the sects.
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 [A 1] – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies.
1955 1955 Afghan tribal revolt of 1955: Afghanistan: Rebels 1955 1955 Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica Costa Rica: Calderonistas Supported by: Nicaragua Venezuela. 1955 1964 Bamileke War France: Union of the Peoples of Cameroon: 1955 1957 Upper Yafa uprisings [9] United Kingdom: Rebels 1955 1972 First Sudanese Civil War: SSLM AZL Anyanya ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Vietnam War: . Vietnam War – Cold War-era proxy war [1] that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Vietnam War (1955–1975) [b] Resistance war against America or American War in Vietnam: Democratic Republic of Vietnam Republic of South Vietnam. National Liberation Front; Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge Supported by: Soviet Union; China; North Korea; Warsaw Pact; United States of America Republic of Vietnam Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos South Korea ...
The following lists events that happened during 1955 in South Vietnam ... The Vietnam War begins between the South Vietnam Army and the North Vietnam Army in which ...
During the Vietnam War, the use of the helicopter, known as "Air Mobile", was an essential tool for conducting the war. In fact, the whole conduct and strategy of the war depended on it. Vietnam was the first time the helicopter was used on a major scale, and in such important roles.
The 1954 to 1959 phase of the Vietnam War was the era of the two nations. Coming after the First Indochina War, this period resulted in the military defeat of the French, a 1954 Geneva meeting that partitioned Vietnam into North and South, and the French withdrawal from Vietnam (see First Indochina War), leaving the Republic of Vietnam regime fighting a communist insurgency with USA aid.