Republic of Vietnam

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The Republic of Vietnam was the U.S.-backed anti-communist state that governed South Vietnam from 1955 until its fall in 1975 during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War client state
anti-communist state
former sovereign state
abolishedMonarchyOf Bảo Đại
airForce Republic of Vietnam Air Force
alliedWith Australia
Philippines
Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

Thailand
United States
borderedBy Cambodia
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Laos
South China Sea
capital Saigon
claimedTerritory Paracel Islands
Spratly Islands
conflict Laotian Civil War (indirectly)
linked to: Laotian Civil War

Second Indochina War
linked to: Vietnam War

Vietnam War
continent Asia
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
countryNameInEnglish Republic of Vietnam
currency South Vietnamese đồng
demographicGroup Montagnard highland peoples
ethnic Chinese minority
ethnic Vietnamese majority
dissolved 1975
economicSystem mixed economy
educationLanguage Vietnamese
established 1955-10-26
executiveBranch Government of the Republic of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
fellOn 1975-04-30
firstPresident Ngô Đình Diệm
linked to: Ngo Dinh Diem
governmentType presidential republic
republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic of Vietnam
historicalRegion Annam (southern part)
linked to: Central Vietnam

Cochinchina
ideology anti-communism
nationalism
inExileClaimedBy Government of Free Vietnam
judicialBranch Supreme Court of the Republic of Vietnam
largestCity Saigon
lastPresident Dương Văn Minh
legalSystem civil law influenced by French law
legislature National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam
locatedIn Southeast Asia
locatedOnTerritoryOf modern Vietnam
lostControlOf Paracel Islands to People's Republic of China in 1974
memberOf SEATO (de facto associated)
linked to: SEATO
military Army of the Republic of Vietnam
nativeName Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
navy Republic of Vietnam Navy
notRecognizedBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet bloc states
linked to: Eastern Bloc
officialLanguage Vietnamese
opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet Union
Viet Cong
period Cold War
police National Police of the Republic of Vietnam
precededBy State of Vietnam
linked to: Empire of Vietnam
receivedAidFrom Australia
Philippines
Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

Thailand
United States
recognizedBy France
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
West Germany
religion Buddhism
Cao Đài
linked to: Caodaism

Hòa Hảo
Roman Catholicism
replaced State of Vietnam monarchy
linked to: Nguyễn dynasty
secondaryEducationLanguage English
French
securityService Central Intelligence Organization (South Vietnam)
shortName South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
succeededBy Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
surrenderedTo North Vietnam
usedAnthem Tiếng Gọi Công Dân
usedCalendar Gregorian calendar
usedCoatOfArms yellow shield with three red stripes
usedFlag yellow flag with three horizontal red stripes
writingSystem Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet
linked to: Vietnamese alphabet

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Vietnam War conflictBetween South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam War hasParticipant Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam War belligerentSide South Vietnam and United States and allies
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam country South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam replacedGovernmentOf Republic of Vietnam in 1975
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu governmentForm Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu headOfStateOf Republic of Vietnam
Saigon formerCapitalOf South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
7th Marine Regiment service Republic of Vietnam
Geneva Conference of 1954 participant State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Geneva Conference of 1954 notSignedBy State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment theaterOfOperations South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Cochinchina mergedInto State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Cochinchina successor South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Cochinchina successor Republic of Vietnam
Protectorate of Annam successor State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Protectorate of Annam successor French Union-associated State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Battle of Hue location South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Battle of Hue country South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Battle of Hue belligerent Republic of Vietnam
Battle of Hue opponent Republic of Vietnam
First Indochina War belligerent State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Battle of Dien Bien Phu belligerent State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Tet Offensive countryInvolved South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Tet Offensive location South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam borderedBy South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam opponentInWar State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam opponentInWar Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam countryNameInEnglish Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam shortName South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam nativeName Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam executiveBranch Government of the Republic of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Fall of Saigon place South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Fall of Saigon country South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Fall of Saigon defenders Republic of Vietnam government
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Fall of Saigon opponent South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Fall of Saigon belligerent South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem primeMinisterOf South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem presidentOf South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem deathPlace South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem headOfGovernmentOf State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Vietnam
Viet Cong country South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
Viet Cong opposedTo Republic of Vietnam