South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam was a country that existed from 1955 to 1975. It occupied in the southern of what is now Vietnam. The country was south of the local Demilitarized Zone.
Republic of Vietnam | |||||||||
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| 1955–1975 | |||||||||
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 South Vietnam (red) in 1972. | |||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Saigon | ||||||||
| Official languages | Vietnamese | ||||||||
| Cantonese, Khmer, French, English | |||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Demonym(s) | South Vietnamese | ||||||||
| Government |
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| President | |||||||||
• 1955–1963 (first) | Ngô Đình Diệm | ||||||||
• 1967–1975 | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu | ||||||||
• 1975 | Trần Văn Hương | ||||||||
• 1975 (last) | Dương Văn Minh | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1963–1964 (first) | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ | ||||||||
• 1975 (last) | Vũ Văn Mẫu | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• | 26 October 1955 | ||||||||
| 1 November 1955 | |||||||||
| 2 November 1963 | |||||||||
• Second Republic established | 1 April 1967 | ||||||||
| 27 January 1973 | |||||||||
• | 30 April 1975 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 173,809 km2 (67,108 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1955 | c. 12 million | ||||||||
• 1968 | 16,258,334 | ||||||||
• 1974 | 19,582,000 [a][1] | ||||||||
• Density | 93.55[b]/km2 (242.3/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | đồnga | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Saigon Standard Time (SST)) | ||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Vietnam | ||||||||
History
South Vietnam established on 26 October, 1955 after the 1955 Referendum. It was first ruled by Ngo Dinh Diem until 1963. After the 1963 coup, South Vietnam was run by a military government. It lasted until 1967. From 1967, On 1 April, 1967, the Second Republic was established. This Second Republic lasted until the Fall of Saigon when the president Duong Van Minh surrendered to North Vietnam and Viet Cong. South Vietnam ceased to exist on 30 April, 1975. This day is also known as Black April to Vietnamese anti-communists.
South Vietnam Media
Seal of the President of the Republic of Vietnam (1955–1963)
Seal of the President of the Republic of Vietnam (1963–1975)
Call to the Citizens-South Vietnamese Republic of Vietnam National Anthem
About one million refugees fled communist North Vietnam during the Great Migration of 1954–1955.
President Diem welcomed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, Bangkok 1957.
President Diem and US Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles review the honor guard at the Pentagon, Virginia 1957.
An empty Huey helicopter is jettisoned over the side of a carrier to provide room on the ship's deck for more evacuees to land.
Administrative divisions and military regions of South Vietnam
Countries that recognized the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) as of August 7, 1958. South Vietnam North Vietnam Countries that officially recognized the Republic of Vietnam Countries that have implicitly recognised the RVN de jure. Countries that have recognised the RVN de facto.
1974 English language Voice of Vietnam (Radio Vietnam) foreign service broadcast from Saigon
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Notes
- ↑ This shows how many people who lived in a land from Quang Tri Province to the South in 1974. The fact is, South Vietnam only controlled parts of that population. The remaining was under control of Republic of South Vietnam.
- ↑ According to 1968 data