1960 ⟶ National Liberation Front Forms in South Vietnam

The National Liberation Front, a nationalist-communist insur...
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🇻🇳 Viet Cong Insurgency Begins

Viet Cong insurgency begins in South Vietnam, sponsored by North Vietnam.⟶
Viet Cong Insurgency Begins (1956)
VietnamInsurgencyCold WarProxy WarGuerrilla WarfareSoutheast AsiaCommunismNorth VietnamSouth Vietnam

🇻🇳 National Liberation Front Forms in South Vietnam

The National Liberation Front, a nationalist-communist insurgency, is formed in South Vietnam.⟶
VietnamNLFViet CongInsurgencyCold WarAsiaCommunism

💥 Pathet Lao Revolt Begins in Laos

The Pathet Lao (communist) revolt in Laos begins.⟶
Pathet Lao Revolt Begins in Laos (1960)
AsiaLaosCommunismCold WarInsurgencyConflictSoutheast AsiaMilitaryPolitics

🇻🇳 North Vietnam Forms the NLF (Viet Cong)

Formation of the NLF (often called Viet Cong) by North Vietnam. It is a Communist insurgent movement that vows to overthrow the anti-communist South Vietnamese regime. It is supplied extensively by North Vietnam and the USSR eventually.⟶
North Vietnam Forms the NLF (Viet Cong) (1960)
VietnamViet CongNLFNorth VietnamInsurgencyCold WarCommunism

🇻🇳 US Deploys Military Advisors to South Vietnam

John F. Kennedy authorizes the deployment of 18,000 military advisors to support the struggle against communist insurgents in South Vietnam.⟶
VietnamUSAsiaCold WarMilitaryInterventionCommunismSouth Vietnam

🇻🇳 Reunification of Vietnam

Vietnam was reunited.⟶
Reunification of Vietnam (1976)
VietnamReunificationWarAsiaCommunismCold WarSoutheast Asia