South Vietnam

Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
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Official language Vietnamese
Capital Saigon
Last President Duong Van Minh
Last Prime Minister Bu Van Mau
Area
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 - % water
173,809km²
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Calculated population


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18,809,000


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Independence


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 - Recognised 		From French rule


October 22, 1955


1955
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Time zone UTC +7
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Caution : These data are only applied to the Republic of Vietnam (1955-1975).


The Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Cộng Hòa), also known as South Vietnam, was created by the partition of Vietnam in 1954 after the defeat of France at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. South Vietnam's capital was Saigon and it was ruled by an anti-communist government.

There is debate about how closely the South Vietnamese government was linked to the United States, which was a strong supporter of South Vietnam. The country is alleged by many historians to have been nothing more than an American-backed puppet government, but many others claim that it was genuine democracy (or, at the least, a patriotic movement with genuine concern for the Vietnamese people). An individual's views on the matter generally correspond closely to their views on the Vietnam War in general - supporters of the war often believe that South Vietnam was a democracy, and thus worthy of defence, while opponents of the war often believe that South Vietnamese democracy was a sham.

The majority of U.S. forces withdrew from South Vietnam in 1973, in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords signed with North Vietnam in 1973. However, following major victories by the Vietcong guerrilas in the South, and taking advantage of the Southern government's lack of popular support, North Vietnam broke the treaty in 1975 and invaded South Vietnam, quickly capturing the cities of Hue, Da Nang and Da Lat in central Vietnam, and advancing southwards very fast.

The Army of the Republic of Vietnam did mount a significant defense and even a counterattack, but they kept losing ground. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu requested aid from U.S. President Gerald Ford, but the U.S. Senate would not ratify another involvement in Vietnam.

Nguyen Van Thieu resigned on April 21, 1975, and fled to Taiwan. He nominated his Vice President Tran Van Huong as his successor. In one week, Tran Van Huong handed over the presidency to General Duong Van Minh.

The Army of the Republic of Vietnam was unable to sustain the defense and quickly collapsed due to limited supplies and poor leadership. Acting President Duong Van Minh unconditionally surrendered the capital city of Saigon and the rest of South Vietnam to North Vietnam on April 30, 1975.

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Heads of State

President of the Provisional Government

  • Nguyen Van Thinh (1946)
  • Le Van Hoach (1946-1947)
  • Nguyen Van Xuan (1947-1948)

President of the Central Government of Vietnam

  • Nguyen Van Xuan (1948-1949)

Chief of State

President

Prime Ministers

  • Bao Dai (1949-1950)
  • Nguyen Phan Long (1950)
  • Tran Van Huu (1950-1952)
  • Nguyen Van Tam (1952-1953)
  • Pham Buu Loc (1954)
  • Phan Huy Quat (1954, acting)
  • Ngo Dinh Diem (1954-1955)
  • Nguyen Ngoc Tho (1963-1964)
  • Nguyen Khanh (1964)
  • Nguyen Xuan Oanh (1964, acting)
  • Nguyen Khanh (1964)
  • Tran Van Huong (1964-1965)
  • Nguyen Xuan Oanh (1965, acting)
  • Phan Huy Quat (1965)
  • Nguyen Cao Ky (1965-1967)
  • Nguyen Van Loc (1967-1968)
  • Tran Van Huong (1968-1969)
  • Tran Thien Khiem (1969-1975)
  • Nguyen Ba Can (1975)
  • Vu Van Mau (1975)
  • Nguyen Huu Tho (1975-1976)

Notable ARVN Generals

External Links


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