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197530 April 1975 · Ho Chi Minh City

Fall of Saigon

The front of Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, which North Vietnamese tanks entered on 30 April 1975
Photo: Balon Greyjoy. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

North Vietnamese tanks broke through the gates of the Independence Palace in Saigon on 30 April 1975, ending the Vietnam War. In the days before, US helicopters evacuated thousands of Americans and Vietnamese from the city. Vietnam was formally reunified in 1976, and Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Independence Palace1960s presidential palace with war-room basement and the tanks that broke in.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: War Remnants MuseumExhibits on the war's toll on civilians, including Agent Orange.Map ↗

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