The Nixon-Ford Administrations

1973 - 1975

Almost immediately after signing the cease fire, fighting broke out in SVN as Thieu attacked PRG areas

Nixon resigns as president on August 9, 1974

In early March 1975, NVN launched an offensive designed to take portions of the northern part of SVN

GVN military weaknesses and political weaknesses quickly emerged and Thieu was forced to call for a retreat

This retreat instantly turned into a mass military exodus toward the south

Meanwhile in Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge increased attacks against the Lon Nol government, scoring big advances

On April 17, Khmer Rouge troops occupy Phnom Penh

On April 30, 1975 the GVN surrendered as communist troops entered Saigon