The Fall of Saigon or Liberation of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front on April 30, 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam into a communist state.
North Vietnamese forces under the command of the Senior General Văn Tiến Dũng began their final attack on Saigon, which was commanded by General Nguyen Van Toan on April 29, with a heavy artillery bombardment. This bombardment at the Tân Sơn Nhứt Airport killed the last two American servicemen that died in Vietnam, Charles McMahon and Darwin Judge.[1]. By the afternoon of the next day, North Vietnamese troops had occupied the important points within the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. South Vietnam capitulated shortly after. The city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City, after communist leader Ho Chi Minh. The fall of the city was preceded by the evacuation of almost all the American civilian and military personnel in Saigon, along with tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians associated with the southern regime. The evacuation culminated in Operation Frequent Wind, which was the largest helicopter evacuation in history.[2] In addition to the flight of refugees, the end of the war and institution of new rules by the communists contributed to a decline in the population of the city.
North defeated the South.
what happen was north Vietnam and South Vietnam were fighting. The u.s helped south vietnam by boming north vietnam later the president of the u.s sign a paper saying that all souldiers in vietnam should go back to the u.s alot of ppl got injured or hurt in that war.............. ps I came from vietnam and cam speak the launged fluetly (-:
Hồ Chí Minh (North Vietnam) and Ngô Đình Diệm (South Vietnam).
From 1954 to 1975, Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel. In April, 1975, North Vietnam troops accepted the surrender of South Vietnam from its president, thereby unifying Vietnam into a single country.
The south
ANSWER Ho Chi Minh was the president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War his original name was Nguyen Tat. Diem was the president of South Vietnam. Diem was assassinated Nguyen Van Thien was the president of South Vietnam after him.
Thieu was president, until North Vietnam conquered his country (South Vietnam).
Nixon.
Nixon.
North and South Vietnam ceased to exist after 1975/76.
There is NO North Vietnam & South Vietnam today (and there hasn't been a north & south for over 30 years; when the north conquered the south, ending the war in 1975). Today's Communist Vietnam is President Triet.
North and South Vietnam were reunited as a Communist state.
Ford was President when South Vietnam fell to the communists (North Vietnam).
There is no North and South in Vietnam. Just Vietnam.
The answer is (A) Because the North Vietnam took over the South Vietnam
Eisenhower sent troops to South Vietnam so they can fight North Vietnam because North Vietnam wanted to take over South Vietnam and they did.
No more North & South Vietnam; just Vietnam.