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Vietnam in 1973

Historical records for Vietnam in 1973, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
10Events
3Named people
3Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

23 January 1973Accords of ParisNguyen van Thieu

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The Paris Peace Agreement is signed. The Paris Accords specify a ceasefire but do not delineate territorial boundaries

23 January 1973CeasefireNguyen van Thieu

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The Paris Accords specify a ceasefire but do not delineate territorial boundaries

23 January 1973Conference of ParisNguyen van Thieu

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The Paris Peace Agreement is signed

27 January 1973CeasefireLe Duc Tho

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Allows for the release of US POWs & withdrwawl of all US forces from Vietnam. Agrees a cease-fire with Kissinger

27 January 1973Post-Accords Military PolicyVo Nguyen Giap

Hanoi · Government / Paris Peace Accords

Keeps defence policy focused on final reunification after the Paris Peace Accords

28 January 1973Declaration of TruceNguyen van Thieu

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

A truce goes into effect

February

4 February 1973ICCSNguyen van Thieu

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

4 February 1973Paris Peace AccordsNguyen van Thieu

Paris · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

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

13 February 1973Popular FrontNguyen van Thieu

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Thieu announces a "Popular Front" for peace & self-determination

October

16 October 1973Nobel Peace Prize RefusalLe Duc Tho

Hanoi · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Refuses the Nobel Peace Prize awarded for Vietnam negotiations

Other Events

1973Nobel PrizeLe Duc Tho

Oslo · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Henry Kissinger for the Paris Peace Accords but declines the prize.

Names involved

Le Duc ThoNguyen van ThieuVo Nguyen Giap

Places involved

HanoiOsloParis

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.