South Vietnam
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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 F
About one million refugees fled communist North Vietnam during the Great Migration of 1954–1955.
President Diem welcomed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, Bangkok 1957.
President Diem and US Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles review the honor guard at the Pentagon, Virginia 1957.
A woman casting her ballot in the 1967 elections
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, became head
Official portrait, 1969
Thiệu and US President Lyndon B. Johnson
Thiệu (middle) and Nguyễn Chánh Thi (left) at Danang airfield.
Thiệu (left, first row) and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (right) in national arm forces day (19 June 1966).