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Sep 13, 2017 · The following Vietnam War timeline is a guide to the complex political and military issues involved in a war that would ultimately claim millions of lives.
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July 30, 1969 - President Nixon visits South Vietnam for the first and only time. October 15, 1969 - Hundreds of thousands of people attend mass protests across the United States for the United States to withdraw from the Vietnam War.
3 days ago · Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
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Sep 11, 2017 · Jan. 27, 1973: Cease-fire agreement is reached between U.S. and North Vietnam, U.S. POWs begin to return home. March 29, 1973: Last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam.
The following morning, North Vietnamese troops enter downtown Saigon and the South Vietnamese government surrenders unconditionally. The Vietnam War was waged from 1954 to 1975. Find out more about the major events, places, and people involved in this great conflict.
Timeline of the significant events of the Vietnam War. After winning its independence from France in 1954, Vietnam was temporarily divided into two parts, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The protracted conflict that became known as the Vietnam War followed, lasting for more than two decades.
