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South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)

The anti-communist republic south of the 17th parallel, American-backed through twenty years of insurgency and war.

Fell with Saigon on 30 April 1975; formally merged into reunified Vietnam in 1976.

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Further reading

• Vietnam: A New History Christopher Goscha · 2011

  Treats the RVN as a real state with its own history, not just a war zone.

Sources

• South Vietnam — Wikipedia