Thiệu relinquishes the Republic of Vietnam presidency

Republic of Vietnam forces fought to hold Xuân Lộc, a strategic approach to Saigon. The battle became one of the last major defensive efforts before the capital fell and intensified danger for...

U.S. forces evacuated American personnel and selected Cambodian nationals by helicopter as Khmer Rouge forces closed in. The operation ended U.S. diplomatic presence in Cambodia but could not evacuate...

Khmer Rouge forces took the capital and ordered residents to leave, beginning a nationwide forced evacuation. The resulting displacement, labor regime, executions, and famine formed part of the...

Thiệu resigned and left the country as South Vietnamese forces lost territory and the government faced imminent defeat. His departure did not stop the advance or secure a negotiated settlement.

After intense fighting, South Vietnamese forces withdrew and Long Khánh province fell. The loss opened the eastern approaches to Saigon and accelerated the political and military collapse of the...

After days of fighting, Republic of Vietnam forces withdrew from Xuân Lộc. The withdrawal opened the route toward Saigon and left civilians facing the approaching final assault and evacuation.

The final campaign toward Saigon began. Vietnamese revolutionary forces coordinated military operations with political action in a bid to end the divided state and achieve reunification; civilians...

Dương Văn Minh assumed the presidency as the Republic of Vietnam faced imminent defeat. He later called for a ceasefire and surrender, seeking to prevent further destruction in the capital.

U.S. helicopters began evacuating embassy personnel and selected Vietnamese and foreign nationals as North Vietnamese forces approached. Many Vietnamese who had worked with the United States could not...

The final phase of the U.S. evacuation began as aircraft carried U.S. personnel and Vietnamese evacuees from Saigon. The evacuation foregrounded the unequal choices created by war: some had access...