Saigon in the Cold War

The atlas holds 11 people and 28 moments here, from 1948 to 1975. The most recorded lives are Ngô Đình Diệm, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Thích Nhất Hạnh.

Notable people

  1. Bảo Đại

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…

  2. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

  3. Dalida

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…

  4. Jean-Bédel Bokassa

    in 1950

    1 moment here

    Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…

  5. John F. Kennedy

    in 1951

    1 moment here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  6. Lê Đức Thọ

    from 1948 to 1975

    3 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…

  7. Ngô Đình Diệm

    from 1954 to 1963

    8 moments here

    Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…

  8. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

    from 1969 to 1975

    5 moments here

    South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…

  9. Pol Pot

    in 1953

    1 moment here

    Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…

  10. Richard Nixon

    from 1953 to 1969

    2 moments here

    Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

  11. Thích Nhất Hạnh

    from 1950 to 1964

    4 moments here

    Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…

Moments

  1. 1948 Cochinchina Party work Lê Đức Thọ
  2. 1950 Residence at Ấn Quang Pagoda Thích Nhất Hạnh
  3. 1950 Deployment to French Indochina Jean-Bédel Bokassa
  4. 1951 Visited French Indochina John F. Kennedy
  5. 1953 Arrival in Saigon Pol Pot
  6. 1953 Visit to Saigon Richard Nixon
  7. 1954 Departure from Saigon for France Bảo Đại
  8. 1954 Return from exile at Tân Sơn Nhứt Ngô Đình Diệm
  9. 1954 Prime ministerial meeting in Saigon Ngô Đình Diệm
  10. 1955 Proclamation of the Republic Ngô Đình Diệm
  11. 1959 Teaching at Saigon temples Thích Nhất Hạnh
  12. 1959 State visit to South Vietnam Bhumibol Adulyadej
  13. 1961 Saigon concert Dalida
  14. 1961 Meeting with Lyndon B. Johnson Ngô Đình Diệm
  15. 1963 Arrest in Cholon Ngô Đình Diệm
  16. 1963 Assassination during transfer to Tân Sơn Nhứt Ngô Đình Diệm
  17. 1963 Escape from Gia Long Palace Ngô Đình Diệm
  18. 1963 Refuge at St. Francis Xavier Church Ngô Đình Diệm
  19. 1963 Return to South Vietnam Thích Nhất Hạnh
  20. 1964 Founding higher Buddhist studies institute Thích Nhất Hạnh
  21. 1969 Meeting Nixon at Independence Palace Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
  22. 1969 Visit to South Vietnam Richard Nixon
  23. 1970 Meeting Vice President Agnew Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
  24. 1970 Meeting Vice President Agnew again Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
  25. 1975 Entry into Saigon Lê Đức Thọ
  26. 1975 Departure from Tan Son Nhut Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
  27. 1975 Resignation at the presidential palace Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
  28. 1975 Victory parade in Saigon Lê Đức Thọ

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