South Vietnam

Historical eventAugust 301959

South Vietnam

South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed in to vote multiple times for President Ngô Đình Diệm's candidate.

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When
Sunday, August 30 195967 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1950s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1959.

What happened

The Republic of Vietnam, commonly known as South Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon. Since 1950, it was a member of the Western Bloc during the Cold War. Following the 1954 partition of Vietnam, it became known as South Vietnam and was established as a republic in 1955.

August 30 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1959South Vietnam
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  8. 2014Tom Thabane
  9. 20212020–2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
  10. 20232023 Gabonese coup d'état
  11. 2025Andriy Parubiy

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When did South Vietnam happen?

August 30 1959 — 67 years ago, on a Sunday.

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