Thieu Flees Saigon: South Vietnam Collapses
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu fled Saigon as the last defensive line at Xuan Loc crumbled, delivering a bitter televised farewell blaming the United States for abandoning his country. His departure signaled the final collapse of the South Vietnamese government, leaving Saigon's fall just nine days away.
April 21, 1975
51 years ago
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Saigon
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Nguyen Van Thieu
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Xuan Loc
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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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