South Vietnam

The Republic of Vietnam, commonly known as South Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon. Since 1950, it was a member of the Western Bloc during the Cold War.

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Which happened first?

• South Vietnam and West Pakistan began in the same year
• South Vietnam began 1 year after Khrushchev thaw
• South Vietnam began 1 year after Netherlands Antilles
• South Vietnam began 1 year before Kingdom of Tunisia
• South Vietnam began 2 years after Kingdom of Cambodia

Timeline

1. Kingdom of CambodiaNovember 9, 1953 – October 9, 1970
2. Khrushchev thaw1954–1964
3. Netherlands AntillesDecember 15, 1954 – October 10, 2010
4. South Vietnam (this page)October 26, 1955 – April 30, 1975
5. West PakistanOctober 14, 1955 – 1970
6. Kingdom of TunisiaMarch 20, 1956 – July 25, 1957

Related

• World War IISeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
• Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991
• World War IJuly 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
• Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922
• Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991
• Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s
• French RevolutionMay 5, 1789
• Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453