1960 in the Vietnam War
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1960 in the Vietnam War
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| Anti-Communist forces: | Communist forces: | ||||
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| US: 900 [1] | |||||
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| US: 9 killed [A 1] South Vietnam: killed |
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November
- November 8
The United States presidential election of 1960 marked the end of Dwight D. Eisenhower's two terms as President. Eisenhower's Vice President, Richard Nixon, who had transformed his office into a national political base, was the Republican candidate, whereas the Democrats nominated Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won on November 8, 1960.
- November 11
On November 11, 1960, a failed coup attempt against President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam was led by Lieutenant Colonel Vuong Van Dong and Colonel Nguyen Chanh Thi of the Airborne Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
December
- December 12
To counter the accusation that North Vietnam was violating the Geneva Accord, the independence of the Vietcong was stressed in communist propaganda. The Vietcong created the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam in December 1960 at Tân Lập village in Tây Ninh as a "united front", or political branch intended encourage the participation of non-communists.[3]
Year in numbers
| Armed Force | Strength | KIA | Reference | Military costs - 1960 | Military costs - 2012 | Reference | |
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 South Vietnam ARVN |
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 United States US Forces |
900 | 9 [A 2] | [1] | ||||
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Annotations
Bibliography
- Notes
- ^ a b Langer 2005, p. 53
- ^ a b United States 2010
- ^ Ang 2002, p. 58
- References
- Ang, Cheng Guan (2002). The Vietnam war from the other side: the Vietnamese communists' perspective (2002 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0-7007-1615-7. - Total pages: 193
- Langer, Howard (2005). The Vietnam War: an encyclopedia of quotations (2005 ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-32143-6. - Total pages: 413
- United States, Government (2010). "Statistical information about casualties of the Vietnam War". National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html#country. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
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