The End of the Vietnam War, 1973–1976

Abstract

Abstract In the four years from the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on Vietnam in January 1973 until the end of the administration of President Gerald Ford in January 1977, the Vietnam War ended and reflections on its meaning began. In early 1973, hopes were high that the cease-fire signed at Paris would lead to a genuine peace. Yet fighting among the forces of the government of the Republic of (South) Vietnam (RVN), the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam (DRV) and the National Liberation Front (NLF) never stopped. In 1975 the war in Vietnam ended in total defeat for America’s ally, South Vietnam.