A History Lesson in Ho Chi Minh City 1974 Bombing of the Presidential Palace

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December 23rd 2011
Aoife and I arrived in Ho Chi Minh city, the largest city in Vietnam, on December 2nd after a brutal ten hour journey from DaLat. The city was formally known as Saigon, prior to the "fall of Saigon" or the "liberation of Saigon" depending on who is writing the history books. Saigon was the capital city of South Vietnam until April 30th1975 when the city fell to North Vietnamese troops, ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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