Saigon

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Sources

1. BookThe Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

location of:

• Independence Palace

  Sources: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973–75

• Tan Son Nhut Air Base

  Sources: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973–75

• United States Embassy, Saigon

  Sources: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973–75

capital of:

• South Vietnam26 Oct 1955 – 30 Apr 1975

  Sources: Vietnam: A History

Appears in11 items

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  The Cold War2 items
  • 
    The Tet Offensive31 Jan 1968
  • The fall of Saigon30 Apr 1975
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  The Shipping Container1 item
  • 
    Containers go to Vietnam · waiting port1967
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  The Vietnam War8 items
  • Diệm wins a referendum against Bảo Đại23 Oct 1955
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    Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death in Saigon11 Jun 1963
  • The coup against Diệm1 Nov 1963
  • The Tet Offensive, first phase30 Jan 1968
  • The ceasefire takes effect28 Jan 1973, 00:00
  • The final offensive3 Mar 1975
  • 
    Operation Frequent Wind29 Apr 1975, 02:51
  • A helicopter on the roof of 22 Gia Long Street29 Apr 1975, 06:00