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Thieu, Nguyen Van

consolidation of power in the face of military disaster, 1972

corruption of 1971 elections

decline of South Vietnam after American withdrawal

end of American involvement in fighting

fall of the Thieu government

picture of Nguyen Van Thieu

rejection of coalition with Communists

weakening of his regime

While the public peace talks in Paris remained stalemated, a clear breakthrough was scored in secret negotiations between President Richard M. Nixon's adviser for national security, Henry Kissinger, and a member of the North Vietnamese Politburo, Le Duc Tho. This breakthrough, announced by both...

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