Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam
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The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam
(also, "Paris Accords") arranged a settlement which ended direct military involvement by the United States
and resulted in a temporary ceasefire, the end of the Vietnam War
occurring two years later. The agreement was reached at the end of the Paris Peace Accords
on January 27, 1973. Like the Geneva Agreements
, it mandated "free and democratic general elections under international supervision." Henry Kissinger
and Le Duc Tho
were awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts as primary negotiators of the Agreement. Tho refused to accept it. America's withdrawal brought an end to foreign involvement in the country of Viet Nam for the first time in 114 years, since the first incursions by the French in 1858.
's refusal to hold elections, and the Hanoi government exploited its military advantage in the power vacuum created by the withdrawal of the United States
, rather than giving its adversary a vote that it had itself been denied. Conflict resumed early in 1975, the People's Army of Viet Nam (PAVN) entering Saigon on April 30, 1975.
Full text of the agreement can be seen at the Wikisource
article Paris Peace Accords
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
(also, "Paris Accords") arranged a settlement which ended direct military involvement by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and resulted in a temporary ceasefire, the end of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
occurring two years later. The agreement was reached at the end of the Paris Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam...
on January 27, 1973. Like the Geneva Agreements
Geneva Agreements
The Geneva Agreements of 1954 arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina war. The agreement was reached at the end of the Geneva Conference. A ceasefire was signed and France agreed to withdraw its troops from the region. French Indochina was split into three...
, it mandated "free and democratic general elections under international supervision." Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...
and Le Duc Tho
Le Duc Tho
Lê Đức Thọ , born Phan Đình Khải in Ha Nam province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, although he declined it....
were awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts as primary negotiators of the Agreement. Tho refused to accept it. America's withdrawal brought an end to foreign involvement in the country of Viet Nam for the first time in 114 years, since the first incursions by the French in 1858.
Subsequent to the agreement
The war began after the RVNRVN
RVN can stand for:* South Vietnam* CBN , which had this callsign* Ruud van Nistelrooy, a Dutch footballer* Rovaniemi Airport, in Finland...
's refusal to hold elections, and the Hanoi government exploited its military advantage in the power vacuum created by the withdrawal of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, rather than giving its adversary a vote that it had itself been denied. Conflict resumed early in 1975, the People's Army of Viet Nam (PAVN) entering Saigon on April 30, 1975.
Full text of the agreement can be seen at the Wikisource
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See also
- Paris Peace Accords (full text of 'Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam' at Wikisource)
- Geneva Conference (1954)Geneva Conference (1954)The Geneva Conference was a conference which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, whose purpose was to attempt to find a way to unify Korea and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina...
- Paris Peace AccordsParis Peace AccordsThe Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam...