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| Campaign Ho Chi Minh Dung, Van Tien |  |
| 31st Mar Ordered by the Politburo in Hanoi to push toward Saigon |
| Capture of Danang Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 30th Mar Danang Danang falls to the Communists |
| Capture of Hue Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 22nd Mar Hue Hue falls to the Communists |
| Capture of Phnom Penh Pot, Pol |  |
| 17th April Phnom Penh The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh |
| Capture of Xuan Loc Dung, Van Tien | |
| 21st April Saigon Captures the last South Vietnamese defense line before Saigon |
| Exile of Thieu Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| May Thieu escapes to begin a life in exile, in London, then in Boston |
| Invasion of Cambodia Ford, Gerald |  |
| 12th April Washington The American Ambassador & his staff are evacuated by helicopter from Phnom Penh |
| Invasion of Vietnam Ford, Gerald | |
| 23rd April Washington Speaking in New Orleans says that the war is "finished" |
| Invasion of Vietnam Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 11th Mar Leads to a speedy collapse of resistance in the sth & an end to the war |
| 11th Mar Thieu decides to abandon all of the highlands, except the Ban Me Thuot region |
| 15th Mar Camranh Meets with his commanders at Camranh & orders withdrawal from the Northern Provinces |
| Paris Peace Accord Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 21st April Says USASecretary of State Kissinger had tricked him into signing the Paris Peace Agreement two years ago, promising military aid which failed to materialise |
| Provisional Revolutionary Government Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 21st April The Communist Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) has said President Thieu must step down before any peace talks with Saigon could begin |
| Resignation of Thieu Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 21st April Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieu's resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon |
| 21st April On TV & radio address, outgoing President Nguyen Van Thieu says his forces failed to stop the advance of the Vietcong because of lack of funds promised to him by the USA |
| 21st April Says USASecretary of State Kissinger had tricked him into signing the Paris Peace Agreement two years ago, promising military aid which failed to materialise |
| 21st April The Communist Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) has said President Thieu must step down before any peace talks with Saigon could begin |
| 21st April The President of South Vietnam is forced to resign accusing the United States of betrayal |
| Siege of Ban Me Thuot Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 10th Mar Ban Me Thuot The nth make a succesful attack on Ban Me Thuot in the central highlands |
| Siege of Phnom Penh Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 11th April Phnom Penh The Khmer Rouge attack Phnom Penh |
| Siege of Phuoc Long Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 5th Jan Phuoc Long The NV attack on Phuoc Long starts the 3rd Indochina War |
| Siege of Saigon Thieu, Nguyen van | |
| 21st April Saigon 5 divisions of South Vietnamese infantry troops, a division of USARangers & 2 brigades of USAMarines in position around Saigon are outnumbered by more than 2 ro 1 |
| 21st April Saigon North Vietnamese troops have surrounded Saigon and military expert are predicting the city will fall within weeks if not days |
| 29th April Saigon Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieu's resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon |
| 30th April Saigon Ambassador Graham Martin and 7100 USA& SV personnel are evacuated |
