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1969 in Vietnam

Explore 13 historical events and records for Vietnam in 1969.

Historical records for Vietnam in 1969

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May

Hamburger Hill Defense

An, Nguyen Huu ยท A Shau Valley ยท North Vietnamese commander ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

June

Midway Meeting

Thieu, Nguyen Van ยท Midway Island ยท President of South Vietnam ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets Nixon as the United States announces troop withdrawals

Midway Meeting

Thieu, Nguyen Van ยท Midway Island ยท President of South Vietnam ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Meets Richard Nixon as Vietnamization is announced

Peace

Thieu, Nguyen van ยท Midway ยท President of Vietnam ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

Provisional Revolutionary Government

Binh, Nguyen Thi ยท Vietnam ยท Provisional Revolutionary Government minister ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Becomes a leading diplomat of the Provisional Revolutionary Government

August

Secret Paris Contacts

Tho, Le Duc ยท Paris ยท North Vietnamese negotiator ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Begins secret negotiations with Henry Kissinger

Coup

Chi-Minh, Ho ยท Saigon ยท President of Vietnam ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

Peace

Chi-Minh, Ho ยท Saigon ยท President of Vietnam ยท 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

Unification

Chi-Minh, Ho ยท President of Vietnam ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

September

Death of Ho Chi Minh

Chi Minh, Ho ยท Hanoi ยท Politics / Vietnam Workers Party

Death of Ho Chi Minh

Death of Ho Chi Minh

Chi Minh, Ho ยท Hanoi ยท President of North Vietnam ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Dies while North Vietnam continues the war

Death of Ho Chi-Minh

Chi-Minh, Ho ยท Hanoi ยท Politics / Vietminh

Death of Ho Chi Minh, age 79

Post-Ho Leadership

Duan, Le ยท Hanoi ยท First Secretary of the Vietnamese Workers Party ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

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