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c. 1975 – c. 1995★★★★★

Vietnamese boat people

Hundreds of thousands of people flee Vietnam by sea after 1975; many die at sea and others are resettled, mostly in Western countries.

Politics· Vietnam, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand
March 10, 1975 – April 30, 1975★★★★★

1975 Spring Offensive

Beginning with the attack on Buôn Ma Thuột, North Vietnamese forces advance across the South, leading to South Vietnam's collapse on 30 April 1975.

War· Vietnam
April 17, 1975 – January 7, 1979★★★★★

Khmer Rouge take Phnom Penh; Cambodian genocide begins

The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh and forcibly empty the cities; Pol Pot's regime causes the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people.

RevolutionPolitics· Cambodia
April 30, 1975★★★★★

Fall of Saigon

North Vietnamese forces enter the Independence Palace; the Republic of Vietnam surrenders, ending the Vietnam War.

WarPolitics· Vietnam, United States
January 19, 1974★★★★★

Battle of the Paracel Islands

Chinese naval forces clash with the South Vietnamese navy and take control of all of the Paracel Islands.

War· Vietnam, China