Nguyen van Thieu21 April 1975
Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieus resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon
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Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieus resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon
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.
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.
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.
Resigns as South Vietnam collapses under the final offensive
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