Republic of Vietnam

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The Republic of Vietnam was the U.S.-backed anti-communist state that governed South Vietnam from 1955 until its fall in 1975 during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War client state
anti-communist state
former sovereign state
abolishedMonarchyOf Bảo Đại
airForce Army of the Republic of Vietnam
surface form: Republic of Vietnam Air Force
alliedWith Australia
Philippines
South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

Thailand
United States of America
surface form: United States
borderedBy Cambodia
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Laos
South China Sea
capital Saigon
claimedTerritory Paracel Islands
Spratly Islands
conflict Laotian Civil War
surface form: Laotian Civil War (indirectly)

Vietnam War
surface form: Second Indochina War

Vietnam War
continent Asia
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
countryNameInEnglish Republic of Vietnam self-link
currency South Vietnamese đồng
demographicGroup Montagnard highland peoples
ethnic Chinese minority
ethnic Vietnamese majority
dissolved 1975
economicSystem mixed economy
educationLanguage Vietnamese
established 1955-10-26
executiveBranch Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government of the Republic of Vietnam
fellOn 1975-04-30
firstPresident Ngo Dinh Diem
surface form: Ngô Đình Diệm
governmentType presidential republic
republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic of Vietnam
historicalRegion Central Vietnam
surface form: Annam (southern part)

Cochinchina
ideology anti-communism
nationalism
inExileClaimedBy Government of Free Vietnam
judicialBranch Supreme Court of the Republic of Vietnam
largestCity Saigon
lastPresident Dương Văn Minh
legalSystem civil law influenced by French law
legislature National Assembly of Vietnam
surface form: National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam
locatedIn Southeast Asia
locatedOnTerritoryOf modern Vietnam
lostControlOf Paracel Islands to People's Republic of China in 1974
memberOf SEATO
surface form: SEATO (de facto associated)
military Army of the Republic of Vietnam
nativeName Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
navy Republic of Vietnam Navy
notRecognizedBy China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Eastern Bloc
surface form: Soviet bloc states
officialLanguage Vietnamese
opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Soviet Union
Viet Cong
period Cold War
police National Police of the Republic of Vietnam
precededBy Empire of Vietnam
surface form: State of Vietnam
receivedAidFrom Australia
Philippines
South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

Thailand
United States of America
surface form: United States
recognizedBy France
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

West Germany
religion Buddhism
Caodaism
surface form: Cao Đài

Hòa Hảo
Roman Catholicism
replaced Nguyễn dynasty
surface form: State of Vietnam monarchy
secondaryEducationLanguage English
French
securityService Central Intelligence Organization (South Vietnam)
shortName Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Vietnam
succeededBy Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
Viet Nam
surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
surrenderedTo Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam
usedAnthem Tiếng Gọi Công Dân
usedCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar
usedCoatOfArms yellow shield with three red stripes
usedFlag yellow flag with three horizontal red stripes
writingSystem Vietnamese alphabet
surface form: Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet

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Viet Cong opposedTo Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnamese government
Viet Cong headquartersLocation Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Viet Cong region Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Easter Offensive opponent Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Easter Offensive location Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh opponent Republic of Vietnam
My Lai massacre countryInvolved Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
My Lai massacre location Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu countryOfCitizenship Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu headOfGovernment Republic of Vietnam
Tonkin successor Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Can Tho region Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
SEATO nonMemberStateInTreatyArea Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Battle of Khe Sanh location Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Battle of Khe Sanh country Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Battle of Khe Sanh opponent Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Battle of Ia Drang country Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Battle of Ia Drang belligerent Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Cambodian Civil War hasParticipant Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Huynh Tan Phat workLocation Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government location Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government operatedIn Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government meetsIn Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Laotian Civil War hasSupportingBelligerent Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
South Vietnamese leadership country Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
South Vietnamese leadership governed Republic of Vietnam
Government of North Vietnam opposedBy Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Government of North Vietnam opposedBy Republic of Vietnam
Thieu countryOfCitizenship Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Thieu headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Thieu allegiance Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Government offices of Vietnam ownedBy Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Presidential Palace of Vietnam owner Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum owner Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Robert K. Brigham hasWrittenAbout Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Independence Palace associatedWith Republic of Vietnam
Geneva Accords signatory Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam countryInvolved Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Paracel Islands formerAdministeredBy Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam
Nguyễn dynasty successor Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Nam Kỳ followedBy Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: State of Vietnam
Nam Kỳ followedBy Republic of Vietnam
Army of the Republic of Vietnam serviceBranchOf Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: Republic of Vietnam government
Hoàng Xuân Lãm allegiance Republic of Vietnam
Hoàng Xuân Lãm citizenship Republic of Vietnam