The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War
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Cartoon by Abu on the Vietnam War (24 May 1964)
Bild‘Go away! I don't believe in ghosts!' In May 1964, in the British Sunday newspaper The Observer, the cartoonist Abu condemns the United States' military engagement in Vietnam and recalls France's fate in Indo-China.
Demonstration against the Vietnam War (Frankfurt, 1965)
BildOn 29 March 1965, pacifist militants take to the streets of Frankfurt in protest against US military intervention in Vietnam. Two police officers apprehend a demonstrator carrying a banner: ‘No bombs in Vietnam'.
Lyndon B. Johnson
BildLyndon Baines Johnson, Democratic President of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Vietnam War: Operation 'Wahiawa' (16 May 1966)
BildOn 16 May 1966, as part of Operation ‘Wahiawa’, a ‘search and destroy’ mission conducted by the US 25th Infantry Division, US UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Division to their combat zone north-east of Cu Chi, Vietnam.
Demonstration against the Vietnam War (Milan, 1967)
BildOn 2 June 1967, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Milan in response to the call made jointly by the Italian Communist Party and by the Peoples' Socialist Party against the continuing war in Vietnam.
Cartoon by Opland on the Vietnam War (17 February 1968)
Bild‘The abyss in Vietnam is getting smaller.’ In February 1968, Opland, Dutch cartoonist, condemns in his own inimitable fashion the horrors of the Vietnam War.
Demonstration against the Vietnam War (Berlin, 18 February 1968)
BildIn February 1968, crowds demonstrate in the streets of West Berlin against the US military involvement in Vietnam.
Appeal to the Nation by President HoChiMinh (3November 1968)
Text On 3 November 1968, Ho Chi Minh, President of North Vietnam, called upon his citizens to continue the struggle for the freedom of Vietnam and condemns the imperialist aims of the United States with regard to South-East Asia.
Interview mit John Lennon (RTL, 22. Dezember 1969)
TonAm 15. Dezember 1969 starten John Lennon und Yoko Ono eine Plakataktion für den Frieden in Vietnam. In zwölf amerikanischen Städten und elf Hauptstädten in der Welt, darunter auch in Paris, sieht man auf Plakatwänden den Spruch „War is over! If you want it“.
Demonstration against the Vietnam War (New York, 1970)
BildOn 5 May 1970, pacifist militants demonstrate in New York outside the federal post office building against US military intervention in Vietnam.
Statement by the signatories of the Warsaw Pact on the situation in Indo-China (Berlin, 2 December 1970)
TextOn 2 December 1970, the signatories of the Warsaw Pact unanimously deplore the situation in Indo-China and the United States’ imperialist policy in Vietnam.
Cartoon by Gurov on the Vietnam War (May 1970)
BildOn 14 May 1970, the Soviet magazine Krokodil accuses the United States of fanning the flames of the war in Vietnam towards Cambodia and Laos.
Speech by Richard Nixon (7 April 1971)
TextOn 7 April 1971, in an adress to the nation, US President, Richard Nixon, reveals to his compatriots the reasons for speeding up the withdrawal of US troops engaged in conflict in Vietnam.
'Surprise blow' from the Corriere della Sera (27 october 1972)
TextOn 27 October 1972, Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera gives an account of the difficulties surrounding negotiations on the declaration of a cease fire in Vietnam.
Press conference held by Henry Kissinger (16 December 1972)
TextOn 16 December 1972, Henry Kissinger, Assistant to US President Richard Nixon for National Security Affairs, holds a press conference in Washington at which he indicates the obstacles that have arisen during the negotiations for an end to hostilities in Vietnam.
Cartoon by Behrendt on the Vietnam War (1972)
Bild‘Liberators come and go – but the people remain.’ In 1972, le cartoonist Behrendt draws attention to the fate and the suffering of the people of Vietnam, who have lived through war for more than 30 years.
Speech by Richard Nixon (Washington, 23 January 1973)
TextOn 23 January 1973, US President, Richard Nixon, announces in a speech broadcast on radio and television, the conclusion of an agreement to end hostilities and reestablish peace in Vietnam.
Statement by Le Duc Tho (Paris, 24 January 1973)
TextOn 24 January 1973, Le Duc Tho, Header of the North Vietnam Delegation at the Paris peace negotiations, describes at an international press conference the main points contained in the future agreement on ending the war in Vietnam.
‘A nation's victory’ from L’Humanité (24 January 1973)
TextOn 24 January 1973, the French communist daily newspaper L’Humanité welcomes the agreement recognising the independence and sovereignty of Vietnam.
Statement by Nguyen Thi Binh (Paris, 25 January 1973)
TextOn 25 January 1973, Nguyen Thi Bin, Republic of South Vietnam Foreign Minister, gives a speech in Paris on the importance of the forthcoming agreement on ending the war and restoring peace to Vietnam.
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BildUS helicopters hunting Viet Cong fighters fly over paddy fields in the Mekong Delta.
‘The Indochinese conflict and Europe' from Europe (25 janvier 1973)
TextIn his editorial of 25 January 1973, Emanuele Gazzo, Editor-in-Chief of Agence Europe, expresses regret that the Nine did not sieze the opportunity of the war in Indochina to establish a common foreign policy.
Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris, 27 January 1973)
TextOn 27 January 1973, in Paris, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the United States sign the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.
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Signing of the Vietnam Peace Agreement in Paris (27 January 1973)
BildOn 27 January 1973, during the Four-Power Conference in Paris, William Rogers, US Secretary of State, signs the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.
Signing of the Vietnam peace accords (Paris, 27 January 1973)
BildOn 27 January 1973, in Paris, Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh, Foreign Minister in the Provisional Revolutionary Government of Vietnam (PRG), signs the definitive version of the ceasefire agreements in Vietnam.
Vietnam Peace Conference (Paris, 27 January 1973)
BildNguyen Duy Trinh (centre) heads the delegation from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to the Vietnam Peace Conference held in Paris on 27 January 1973.
Agenda of the South Vietnam PLAF Supreme Command (27 January 1973)
TextOn 27 January 1973, the Supreme Command of the Peoples Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam informs its troops of the victory and describes what steps have been taken regarding the ceasefire.
Appeal by the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front and the Provisional Revolutionary Government (28 January 1973)
TextOn 28 January 1973, the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam proclaim victory for the Vietnamese people and call upon its armed forces to put an end to the fighting.
'"Hoa-Binh"' from Le Monde (28 January 1973)
TextOn 28 January 1973, in its coverage of the agreement intended to end the hostilities in Vietnam, the French daily newspaper Le Monde gives an initial account of the armed conflict and expresses concern over the country’s political future.
Letter from Nguyen Van Thieu to President Gerald R. Ford (19 September 1974)
TextOn 19 September 1974, faced with the bellicose attitude of the communist forces, Nguyen Van Thieu, President of the Republic of Vietnam, informs Gerald R. Ford, the American President, of his wish to see the United States reaffirm their support for the government of the Republic of Vietnam and for the application of the Paris Peace Agreements.
"Die Amerikaner haben uns verraten" in Der Spiegel (10. Dezember 1979)
TextDer frühere Präsident Südvietnams, Nguyen van Thieu, spricht in einem Interview mit dem deutschen Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel über Henry Kissingers Memoiren und den Krieg in Vietnam.