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Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP).
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The Viet Minh seizes power. Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam's independence.
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- Democratic Republic of Vietnam is recognised by China and USSR.
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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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- Number of US military advisors in South Vietnam rises to 12,000
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200,000 American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh dies. President Nixon begins to reduce US ground troops in Vietnam as domestic public opposition to the war grows
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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.
