South Vietnam

**South Vietnam**, officially the **Republic of Vietnam** was a country that existed from 1955 to 1975. It occupied in the southern of what is now Vietnam. The country was south of the local Demilitarized Zone.

## History

**South Vietnam** established on 26 October, 1955 after the 1955 Referendum. It was first ruled by Ngo Dinh Diem until 1963. After the 1963 coup, **South Vietnam** was run by a military government. It lasted until 1967. From 1967, On 1 April, 1967, the Second Republic was established. This Second Republic lasted until the Fall of Saigon when the president Duong Van Minh surrendered to North Vietnam and Viet Cong. **South Vietnam** ceased to exist on 30 April, 1975. This day is also known as **Black April** to Vietnamese anti-communists.

## Related pages

- State of Vietnam

## References

**Notes**

## Infobox (former country)

- **conventional long name**: Republic of Vietnam
- **common name**: South Vietnam
- **p1**: State of Vietnamconghoa
- **flag p1**: Flag of South Vietnam.svg
- **s1**: Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South VietnamRepublic of South Vietnam (1975–1976)
- **flag s1**: FNL Flag.svg
- **image flag**: Flag of South Vietnam.svg
- **image coat**: Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_(1967–1975).svg
- **symbol type article**: Emblem of Vietnam#Gallery
- **symbol type**: Coat of arms
(1967–1975)
- **image map**: South Vietnam in its region.svg
- **image map caption**: South Vietnam (red) in 1972.
- **national motto**: "Tổ Quốc – Danh Dự – Trách Nhiệm"
()
- **national anthem**: _Tiếng Gọi Công Dân_
()
- **capital**: Saigon
- **largest city**: capital
- **demonym**: Vietnamese people, South Vietnamese
- **official languages**: Vietnamese
- **languages**: Cantonese, Khmer language, Khmer, French, English
- **languages type**: Spoken languages
- **title leader**: Leaders of South Vietnam#Heads of state, President
- **leader1**: Ngô Đình Diệm
- **year leader1**: 1955–1963 (first)
- **leader2**: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- **year leader2**: 1967–1975
- **leader3**: Trần Văn Hương
- **year leader3**: 1975
- **leader4**: Dương Văn Minh
- **year leader4**: 1975 (last)
- **title deputy**: Leaders of South Vietnam#Heads of government, Prime Minister
- **deputy1**: Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ
- **year deputy1**: 1963–1964 (first)
- **deputy2**: Vũ Văn Mẫu
- **year deputy2**: 1975 (last)
- **event start**: 1955 State of Vietnam referendum, Referendum
- **date start**: 26 October
- **year start**: 1955
- **event2**: Vietnam War
- **date event2**: 1 November 1955
- **event3**: Arrest and assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm, 1963 coup
- **date event3**: 2 November 1963
- **event4**: Second Republic of Vietnam, Second Republic established
- **date event4**: 1 April 1967
- **date event5**: 27 January 1973
- **event end**: Dissolved
- **date end**: 30 April
- **year end**: 1975
- **area km2**: 173809
- **stat year1**: 1955
- **stat pop1**: 12 million
- **stat year2**: 1968
- **stat pop2**: 16,258,334
- **stat year3**: 1974
- **stat pop3**: 19,582,000
- **population density km2**: 93.55
- **currency**: South Vietnamese đồng, đồng<sup>a</sup>
- **time zone**: Time in Vietnam, Saigon Standard Time (SST)
- **utc offset**: +8
- **drives on**: right