Republic of Vietnam

Republic of Vietnam was a state in Vietnam (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1955 to 1975 CE, about 20 years. Its people spoke Austroasiatic languages (Khmer, Mon, Vietnamese, Munda).

Ngo Dinh Diem's US-backed republic fought the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. Diem was killed in a 1963 coup, US combat troops left in 1973, and Saigon fell to the North on 30 April 1975.

See Republic of Vietnam on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1955 to 1975 CE

Duration

20 years

Type

State

Region

Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austroasiatic

Capital

Saigon

Came from

• French Indochina 1887 to 1954 CE
• State of Vietnam 1949 to 1955 CE

Became

• Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1976 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1967 ASEAN founded
• 1975 Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present
• Singapore 1965 CE to the present
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945 to 1976 CE
• Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) 1975 to 1979 CE
• Shan States c. 1250 to 1959 CE
• Portuguese Timor 1702 to 1975 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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