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(Encyclopedia) Viet MinhViet Minhvēĕtˈ mĭn [key], officially Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh [League for the Independence of Vietnam], a coalition of Communist and nationalist groups that opposed the…Minh, Duong Van
(Encyclopedia) Minh, Duong VanMinh, Duong Vand&oobreve;ng vän mēn [key], 1916–2001, Vietnamese army officer and political leader. A military adviser (1962–63) to President Diem, he helped to…Former Place Names of Countries and Cities
Current name Old Name Ethiopia Abyssinia Ankara, Turkey Angora, Turkey Czech Republic and Slovakia Bohemia, Moravia, Chechoslovakia Sri Lanka Ceylon Istanbul, Turkey…Vietnam War Timeline
U.S., South Vietnam, and Allies versus North Vietnam and National Liberation Front (Viet Cong).1950President Truman sends 35-man military advisory group to aid French fighting to maintain…Ts'ai Chi'h
Ts'ai Chi'h The petals fall in the fountain, the orange-coloured rose-leaves, Their ochre clings to the stone.Mekong
(Encyclopedia) MekongMekongmāˈkŏng, mēˈ– [key], Chinese Lancang, one of the great rivers of SE Asia, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long. From its marshy source (definitively identified in 1994) on the Rup-sa…Southeast Asia
(Encyclopedia) Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the…Vietnam Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
Info Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 08/08/2022 Vietnamese officials are addressed by the last element in their names. Pres. Nguyen Xuan Phuc…Ho
(Encyclopedia) Ho, symbol for the element holmium.Laos
(Encyclopedia) CE5 LaosLaosläˈōs [key], officially Lao People's Democratic Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 6,664,000), 91,428 sq mi (236,800 sq km), SE Asia. A landlocked nation, Laos is…Trending
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