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The fall of Saigon[9] was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam and North Vietnam-controlled Viet Cong on 30 April 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the collapse of the South Vietnamese state, leading to a transition period and the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of ...
A yellow flag with three red stripes, and the emblem of RVNMF (red eagle) in the middle. Designed by. Design is a variant of the flag of South Vietnam. The flag of South Vietnam was first introduced by the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam in 1948, later served as the national flag of the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam ...
1967–1975: Presidential flag. 1967–1975: Flag of the Minister of National Defense. 1967–1975: Flag of the Commander of the ARVN Joint General Staff. 1955–1965: Armed Forces flag. 1965–1975: War flag. The emblem Eagle centered on national flag (3:4). 1965–1975: Armed Forces flag. Yellow field with the emblem Eagle . 1965–1975: Army ...
South Vietnam had diplomatic relations with 91 countries, the Holy See, and consular relations with 3 countries in October 1974. [154] South Vietnam and its predecessor failed to gain admission into the United Nations as a result of the Soviet vetoes in 1952, 1957, and 1958; however North Vietnam and its puppet state also failed to join it.
A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). Influences: June 2, 1948 – July 2, 1949. July 2, 1949 – April 30, 1975. Flag of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam, the State of Vietnam, and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Or, three bars Gules. A yellow field with three red stripes (2:3).
1975 marked the end of the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched the Spring Offensive in March; the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was quickly defeated. The North Vietnamese captured Saigon on April 30, accepting the surrender of South Vietnam.
v. t. e. Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Fall of Saigon. It was carried out on 29–30 April 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War.
The United States Embassy in Saigon was first established in June 1952, and moved into a new building in 1967 and eventually closed in 1975. The embassy was the scene of a number of significant events of the Vietnam War, most notably the Viet Cong attack during the Tet Offensive which helped turn American public opinion against the war, and the helicopter evacuation during the Fall of Saigon ...