Vietnam Glossary Ho Chi Minh A Vietnamese revolutionary leader of the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam Viet Minh Revolutionaries

es formed to seek independence from France for Vietnam Vietcong A guerilla party established by South Vietnamese to lead in the war against Diem NVA Also known as the Vietnamese Peoples Navy, they are essentially the Viet Minh Hanoi Capital of North Vietnam, now capital of Vietnam Guerilla tactics Small units use irregular tactics such as ambushes, sabotages, raids, and mobility to defeat a much more prepared opponent Saigon Also known as Ho Chi Minh City, largest in Vietnam SVA South Vietnamese Army Diem The former president of the Republic of Vietnam who was overthrown by the Vietcong J F Kennedy 35th president of the United States, served from 1961 to 1963, in the Cold War L B Johnson 36th president of the United States, 1963 to 1969 R Nixon 37th president of the United states, 1969 to 1974 Dien Bien Phu City in Vietnam where Viet Minh laid siege to French