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Vietnam 1945 to 1975: timeline
Vietnam 1945 to 1975: timeline
(EXCERPT) Key events in the background to the Vietnam war: 1945 - Viet Minh - a broad front of Vietnamese patriots and nationalists controlled by the Communist Party - seize power. Ho Chi Minh announces independence. 1946 - French forces attack Viet Minh in Haiphong in November sparking the war of resistance against France. 1950 - Democratic Republic of Vietnam is recognised by China and USSR. 1954 - At Geneva Conference Vietnam is split into North and South at the 17th Parallel. 1956 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem begins campaign against political dissidents. 1957 - Beginning of communist insurgency in the South. 1959 - Weapons and men from North Vietnam begin infiltrating the South. 1960 - American aid to Diem increased. 1962 - Number of US military advisors in South Vietnam rises to 12,000. 1963 - Viet Cong, the communist guerrillas operating in South Vietnam, defeat units of ARVN, South Vietnames... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 20 Oct 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/1026782.stm --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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