The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (Vietnamese language|Vietnamese: Chính Phủ Cách Mạng Lâm Thời Cộng Hòa Miền Nam Việt Nam), often abbreviated to PRG, was a underground government formed on June 8, 1969 in opposition to the anti-Communist U.S.-supported Republic of Vietnam. Underground government was the government of Lithuania which was created in 1940/1941 by members of Lithuanian Activist Front and was meant to take over the power in case country would be liberated from Soviets. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ...

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The PRG was formed by the National Liberation Front (NLF); the Alliance of National, Democratic and Peace Forces; and the People's Revolutionary Party. Although notionally non-partisan, and including a number of political viewpoints, in reality it was controlled by the North Vietnamese Communist government which backed it, Viet Cong(NLF) flag The Viet Cong also known as the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam (Vietnamese Mặt Trận Dân Tộc Giải Phóng Miền Nam), (VC), the National Liberation Front (NLF), and as the Front National de Liberté (FNL), was the... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the Soviet Union in 1950. ...

It was proclaimed that its purpose was to assume power following the presumed victory of the opponents of the Republic of Vietnam (i.e. after the end of the Vietnam War). In reality, it was formed in large part as a political maneuver to provide a vehicle which could be used to undermine support for the policy of Vietnamization, particularly among the people of South Vietnam. The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies — notably the United States military in support of...

During the period 1969-1970, most of the PRG's cabinet ministries were operating from jungle hideouts in the Iron Triangle region in South Vietnam near the border with Cambodia. It was driven across the border into Cambodia in April of 1970 by an offensive into the Iron Triangle mounted by ARVN and US forces. For most of its existence thereafter it operated in exile. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about a region of Vietnam. ... The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was a military component of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (commonly known as South Vietnam). ... Exile is a form of punishment. ...

Although it was a government of sorts, it did not present a serious challenge to the authority of the existing South Vietnamese government, which was only really vulnerable to a direct military attack from North Vietnam (which was eventually the reason for its demise).

After the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the PRG assumed power as the Republic of South Vietnam. The Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, saw the capture of the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, by the North Vietnamese Army. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon President Huynh Tan Phat Prime Minister Nguyen Huu Tho Area  - Total 173,809km² population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ...

Personnel

The personnels in the PRG was the members of the National Liberation Front which Communist "Vietcong" front grouping. Viet Cong(NLF) flag The Viet Cong also known as the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam (Vietnamese Mặt Trận Dân Tộc Giải Phóng Miền Nam), (VC), the National Liberation Front (NLF), and as the Front National de Liberté (FNL), was the...

A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Huynh Tan Phat (* 1913 near My Tho; † September 30, 1989 in Ho Chi Minh City) was the only South Vietnamese President between the communist take-over and unification with the North. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nguyen Van Kiet is the only South Vietnamese to receive the Navy Cross for actions during the Vietnam War. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the... Nguyen Huu Tho (Chu nom 阮友壽, July 10, 1910- December 24, 1996) was acting President of Vietnam from March 30, 1980 to July 4, 1981. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nguyễn Thị Bình (阮氏平), nee Nguyễn Châu Sa, is a Vietnamese politician who has played an important role in political scene and history of Vietnam during and after the Vietnam War. ... Nguyen Van Kiet is the only South Vietnamese to receive the Navy Cross for actions during the Vietnam War. ...

Further reading

• Truong Nhu Tang, David Chanoff, Doan Van Toai, A Viet Cong Memoir (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1985)

See also

• Republic of South Vietnam

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External links

• Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam (1969-1975)

Leaders

• Rulers (Vietnam)
• WORLD STATESMEN, Vietnam (include South Vietnam)