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South Vietnam
Wikidata · Q180573
Active span
1946 – 1989
Profile
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon. Since 1950, it was a member of the Western Bloc during the Cold War. Following the 1954 partition of Vietnam, it became known as South Vietnam and was established as a republic in 1955. Its sovereignty was recognized by the United States and 87 other nations, though it failed to gain admission into the United Nations as a result of a Soviet veto in 1957. It was succeeded by the communist-controlled Republic of South Vietnam in 1975. In 1976, the Republic of South Vietnam and North Vietnam merged to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Where they fought
12 of 23 plotted
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When they fought
23 battles · 3 wars
Most active in 1975 — 4 catalogued battles.
Battles
23 engagements
January 2, 1963
Battle of Ap Bac
Vietnam War
November 1, 1963
Battle of Lak Sao
Laotian Civil War
August 2, 1964
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Vietnam War
August 5, 1964
Operation Pierce Arrow
Vietnam War
Nov 1965
Ia Drang
Vietnam War
February 7, 1965
Operation Flaming Dart
Vietnam War
August 18, 1966
Battle of Long Tan
Vietnam War
January 8, 1967
Operation Cedar Falls
Vietnam War
March 2, 1968
Battle of Hue
Vietnam War
Jan–Jul 1968
Khe Sanh
Vietnam War
1968
Tet Offensive
Vietnam War
May 10, 1969
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Vietnam War
March 18, 1969
Operation Menu
Vietnam War
April 29, 1970
Cambodian campaign
Vietnam War
November 21, 1970
Operation Ivory Coast
Vietnam War
February 8, 1971
Operation Lam Son 719
Vietnam War
October 22, 1972
Easter Offensive
Vietnam War
December 18, 1972
Operation Linebacker II
Vietnam War
January 19, 1974
Battle of the Paracel Islands
Vietnam War
January 1, 1975
1975 spring offensive
Vietnam War
April 9, 1975
Battle of Xuan Loc
Vietnam War
April 30, 1975
Fall of Saigon
Vietnam War
April 12, 1975
Operation Eagle Pull
Cambodian Civil War
Commanders of South Vietnam
19 catalogued
Cao Văn Viên
general1921–2008
Clark Clifford
captain1906–1998
Creighton Abrams
general1914–1974
Đỗ Cao Trí
four-star rank1929–1971
Harold G. Moore
lieutenant general1922–2017
Hoàng Xuân Lãm
lieutenant general1928–2017
John F. Kennedy
lieutenant1917–1963
Lê Nguyên Khang
1931–1996
Lyndon B. Johnson
lieutenant commander1908–1973
Melvin Laird
United States representative1922–2016
Ngô Đình Diệm
President of South Vietnam1901–1963
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
major general1930–2011
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
lieutenant general1923–2001
Richard Nixon
lieutenant commander1913–1994
Richard T. Knowles
general1916–2013
Robert B. Tully
Robert McDade
colonel1922–2009
Robert McNamara
Lieutenant Colonel1916–2009
Thomas W. Brown
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