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Vietnam in 1969

Historical records for Vietnam in 1969, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
10Events
8Named people
7Places
3Categories

Historical records

May

10 May 1969Hamburger Hill DefenseNguyen Huu An

A Shau Valley · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Associated with North Vietnamese forces opposing the US assault on Hill 937

June

8 June 1969Midway MeetingNguyen Van Thieu

Midway Island · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets Nixon as the United States announces troop withdrawals

8 June 1969Midway MeetingNguyen Van Thieu

Midway Island · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets Richard Nixon as Vietnamization is announced

8 June 1969PeaceNguyen van Thieu

Midway · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets President Nixon on Midway Island & agrees to his peace proposals

8 June 1969Provisional Revolutionary GovernmentNguyen Thi Binh

Vietnam · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Becomes a leading diplomat of the Provisional Revolutionary Government

August

4 August 1969Secret Paris ContactsLe Duc Tho

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Begins secret negotiations with Henry Kissinger

25 August 1969CoupHo Chi-Minh

Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Insists upon US unilateral withdrawal from Vietnam & the overthrow of President Thieu

25 August 1969PeaceHo Chi-Minh

Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Sends a letter to Nixon rejecting his peace proposals. Insists upon US unilateral withdrawal from Vietnam & the overthrow of President Thieu

25 August 1969UnificationHo Chi-Minh

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Declares that there will be no comprimise in Vietnams aim of re-unification

September

2 September 1969Death of Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh

Hanoi · Politics / Vietnam Workers Party

Death of Ho Chi Minh

2 September 1969Death of Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh

Hanoi · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Dies while North Vietnam continues the war

2 September 1969Death of Ho Chi-MinhHo Chi-Minh

Hanoi · Politics / Vietminh

Death of Ho Chi Minh, age 79

2 September 1969Post-Ho LeadershipLe Duan

Hanoi · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Emerges as the dominant leader after Ho Chi Minh's death

Names involved

Ho Chi MinhHo Chi-MinhLe DuanLe Duc ThoNguyen Huu AnNguyen Thi BinhNguyen van ThieuNguyen Van Thieu

Places involved

A Shau ValleyHanoiMidwayMidway IslandParisSaigonVietnam

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.