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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

In South Vietnam, for 16 years the symbol of the United States' policy of containment of Communism in Asia, a brilliant North Vietnamese military offensive finally ended the long civil war. Saigon's 1.1 million-man military establishment disintegrated in a humiliating rout, and millions of...

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