State of Vietnam
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The State of Vietnam was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1949 until 1955, initially as an associated state in the French Union and later as a fully independent state. The state claimed aut
A crowd gathers in Hanoi for the presentation of a new government
Commissioning ceremony in Hanoi, 1952
Army recruitment poster against communism.
Reenactment of the presentation of the sacred sword to Lê Lợi. Parade in Hanoi 1952, commemorating the Élysée Accords.
South Vietnam
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The Republic of Vietnam, commonly known as South 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 withi
State of Vietnam
…northern half of the country. Ngô Đình Diệm was appointed prime minister the same year and—after having ousted Bảo Đại in 1955—became president of the Republic of Vietnam. The 16th parallel was established by the Allies on August 2, 1945, following the Potsdam Conference, dividing the former French Indochina into two…
Affiche for the 1953 municipal election in Hanoi
Nearly one million refugees fled communist North Vietnam during the Great Migration.
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.