President of South Vietnam
Appointed President of South Vietnam
Role range: 1967-1975
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Nguyen van Thieu Biography and Timeline
Follow Nguyen van Thieu through 37 dated historical records for Vietnam.
Nguyen van Thieu, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1967
President of South Vietnam
Appointed President of South Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
1969
Peace
Meets President Nixon on Midway Island & agrees to his peace proposals
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
1971
Lam Son
Launched to block the Viet Cong supply lines & prevent an invasion
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
1972
Invasion of Vietnam
Nixon announces an additional 72,000 troops wil leave Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Conference of Paris
The Paris Peace talks resume
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Peace
Nixon ultimatum to NV to resume negotiations or "suffer the consequences"
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Linebacker II
"Christmas bombing" Dec. 17-30 - most intense bombing campaign of the war
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Nguyen Hue Campaign
Giap leads the Nguyen Hue Campaign, intended as the decisive invasion of the war
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Offensive
Giap leads the Nguyen Hue Campaign, intended as the decisive invasion of the war
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
1973
Accords of Paris
The Paris Peace Agreement is signed. The Paris Accords specify a ceasefire but do not delineate territorial boundaries
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Ceasefire
The Paris Accords specify a ceasefire but do not delineate territorial boundaries
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Conference of Paris
The Paris Peace Agreement is signed
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Declaration of Truce
A truce goes into effect
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
ICCS
Under the terms of the peace agreement the ICCS is to establish regional and sub-regional administrations based in the demilitarised zone below the Seventeenth Parallel. The International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) was created at the Paris Peace Accords - signed by the US, the Vietcong, North Vietnam & South Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Paris Peace Accords
Under the terms of the peace agreement the ICCS is to establish regional and sub-regional administrations based in the demilitarised zone below the Seventeenth Parallel. The International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) was created at the Paris Peace Accords - signed by the US, the Vietcong, North Vietnam & South Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Popular Front
Thieu announces a "Popular Front" for peace & self-determination
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
1974
Declaration of War
Declares that the war has begun again
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
1975
Siege of Phuoc Long
The NV attack on Phuoc Long starts the 3rd Indochina War
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Siege of Ban Me Thuot
The north make a succesful attack on Ban Me Thuot in the central highlands
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Invasion of Vietnam
Thieu decides to abandon all of the highlands, except the Ban Me Thuot region. Leads to a speedy collapse of resistance in the south & an end to the war
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Invasion of Vietnam
Meets with his commanders at Camranh & orders withdrawal from the Northern Provinces
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Capture of Hue
Hue falls to the Communists
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Capture of Danang
Danang falls to the Communists
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge attack Phnom Penh
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Siege of Phnom Penh
The Khmer Rouge attack Phnom Penh
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Paris Peace Accords
Says US Secretary of State Kissinger had tricked him into signing the Paris Peace Agreement two years ago, promising military aid which failed to materialise
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Provisional Revolutionary Government
The communist Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) has said President Thieu must step down before any peace talks with Saigon could begin
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Resignation of Nguyen van Thieu
Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieus resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Resignation of Nguyen van Thieu
On TV & radio address, outgoing President Nguyen Van Thieu says his forces failed to stop the advance of the Vietcong because of lack of funds promised to him by the USA.
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Resignation of Nguyen van Thieu
Says US Secretary of State Kissinger had tricked him into signing the Paris Peace Agreement two years ago, promising military aid which failed to materialise.
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Resignation of Nguyen van Thieu
The President of South Vietnam is forced to resign accusing the United States of betrayal. The communist Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) has said President Thieu must step down before any peace talks with Saigon could begin.
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Siege of Saigon
North Vietnamese troops have surrounded Saigon and military expert are predicting the city will fall within weeks if not days. 5 divisions of South Vietnamese infantry troops, a division of US Rangers & 2 brigades of US Marines in position around Saigon are outnumbered by more than 2 ro 1
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Siege of Saigon
Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieus resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Siege of Saigon
Ambassador Graham Martin and 7100 US & SV personnel are evacuated
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1967-1975
Exile of Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu escapes to begin a life in exile, in London, then in Boston
Role range: 1960-1975
2001
Death of Nguyen van Thieu
Death of Nguyen van Thieu
Role range: 1960-1975
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.