Historical Events tagged with "xuân lộc"
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Military & Warfare
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Flees as Saigon Falls
April 21st, 1975 49 years ago
As North Vietnamese forces made rapid advances, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, the President of South Vietnam, fled Saigon amid the fall of Xuân Lộc. This town had been the last major bastion obstructing the direct path of the North Vietnamese army towards the capital. With the loss of Xuân Lộc, the South Vietnamese military faced a critical defeat, leading to the inevitable fall of Saigon.
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