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This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory ...
The history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago. The first modern humans to arrive and settle in the area of modern-day Vietnam are known as the Hoabinhians, who can be traced as the ancestors of modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are still under research, show the remains of two hominins closely ...
On September 2, 1945, at Duc Anh Ba Đình Square, Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh organization, declared Vietnam's independence under the new name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) in a speech that invoked the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Revolution 's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [ A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and a major conflict of the Cold War. While the war was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other ...
Timeline of dynasties in Vietnamese history. Legend : Orange denotes local Vietnamese dynasties. Teal denotes dynasties during the First Era of Northern Domination. Olive denotes dynasties during the Second Era of Northern Domination. Green denotes dynasties during the Third Era of Northern Domination.
Operations during the Vietnam War. Listed by starting date: Operation Chopper — January 12, 1962 - U.S- South Vietnamese victory. Operation Sunrise — March 22-April 30, 1962 - Unsuccessful, increased support for the Viet Cong. Operation Quyet Thang 202 — April 27-May 27, 1964 - South Vietnamese victory. Operation 34A – (1964) Operation ...
Vietnam, [e] [f] officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, [g] is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Việt Nam: a history from earliest time to the present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190053796. Taylor, K.W. (1983), The Birth of the Vietnamese, University of California Press; Taylor, K.W. (2013), A History of the Vietnamese, Cambridge University Press; Twitchett, Denis (2008), The Cambridge History of China 1, Cambridge University Press