South Vietnam

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South Vietnam was a former anti-communist state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975 in the southern part of present-day Vietnam, with Saigon as its capital.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
South Vietnam canonical 137
southern Vietnam 7
South Vietnam 1965–1972 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War-era state
anti-communist state
former sovereign state
alliedWith Australia
Philippines
South Korea
Thailand
United States of America
surface form: United States
capital Saigon
coatOfArmsDescription yellow shield with three red stripes
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Republic of Vietnam
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
currency South Vietnamese đồng
endDate 1975-04-30
event Fall of Saigon
fallOfSaigonDate 1975-04-30
fellTo People's Army of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnamese forces
firstPresident Ngo Dinh Diem
surface form: Ngô Đình Diệm
firstPrimeMinister Ngo Dinh Diem
surface form: Ngô Đình Diệm
flagDescription yellow field with three horizontal red stripes
governmentType anti-communist regime
republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle President
ideology anti-communism
capitalism
internationalOrganizationMembership United Nations
surface form: United Nations (disputed representation with North Vietnam not admitted)
largestCity Saigon
lastPresident Dương Văn Minh
locatedIn southern part of present-day Vietnam
majorReligion Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
nativeName Republic of Vietnam
surface form: Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
officialLanguage Vietnamese
opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam

China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Soviet Union
Viet Cong
partOfConflict Indochina conflicts
surface form: Indochina Wars

Vietnam War
predecessor State of Vietnam
recognizedBy United States of America
surface form: United States

many Western and anti-communist states
region Southeast Asia
shortName South Vietnam self-link
startDate 1955-10-26
successor Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
Viet Nam
surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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Operation Commando Hunt location South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
Tran Thien Khiem countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
Cao Van Vien countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
Nguyen Khanh countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
Nguyen Khanh regionOfActivity South Vietnam
Nguyen Van countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Van headOfGovernment South Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Van headOfState South Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Van regionGoverned South Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Tran Van Huong countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
SNECMA Atar 8K-50 usedByCountry South Vietnam
Full Metal Jacket settingPlace South Vietnam
Phu Quoc locatedIn South Vietnam
Cung Le birthPlace South Vietnam
Battle of Con Thien location South Vietnam
Operation Prairie location South Vietnam
Operation Hastings location South Vietnam
Viet Cong 1st Regiment foughtIn South Vietnam
Chu Lai, South Vietnam country South Vietnam
M114 155 mm howitzer usedBy South Vietnam
Vijaya formerCountryTerritory South Vietnam
Operation Piranha location South Vietnam
Operation Piranha belligerent South Vietnam
Operation Harvest Moon country South Vietnam
Operation Harvest Moon location South Vietnam
South Vietnam shortName South Vietnam self-link
U.S. Embassy Saigon location South Vietnam
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment battleHonour South Vietnam
this entity surface form: South Vietnam 1965–1972