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Vietnam is communist
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a broad front of Vietnamese patriots and nationalists controlled by the Communist Party - seize power. Ho Chi Minh announces independence
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French forces attack Viet Minh in Haiphong in November sparking the war of resistance against France.
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam is recognised by China and USSR.
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At Geneva Conference, Vietnam is split into North and South at the 17th Parallel.
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South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem begins campaign against political dissidents.
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Weapons and men from North Vietnam begin infiltrating the South.
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United States began aiding South Vietnam more.
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Number of US military advisers in South Vietnam rises to 12,000.
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Viet Cong, the communist guerrillas operating in South Vietnam, defeat units of ARVN, South Vietnamese Army. President Diem overthrown.
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US destroyer allegedly attacked by North Vietnamese patrol boats. This triggers start of pre-planned American bombing raids on North Vietnam.
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200,000 American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam.
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US troop numbers in Vietnam rise to 400,000, then to 500,000 the following year.
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A combined assault by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army on US positions - begins. More than 500 civilians die in My Lai massacre.
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Nixon's National Security adviser, Henry Kissinger, and Le Duc Tho, for the Hanoi government, start talks in Paris.
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Ceasefire agreement in Paris, US troop pull-out completed by March.
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North Vietnamese troops invade South Vietnam and take control of the whole country after South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders.
