When was Nguyễn Văn Thiệu forced to resign as president?
A few days before the fall of Saigon
During the Tet Offensive
After the 1971 elections
At the start of Operation Lam Sơn 719
Answer
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was forced to resign as president a few days before the fall of Saigon in 1975. This was due to the fact that the South Vietnamese army was losing the war and the North Vietnamese army was advancing. Thiệu's resignation was seen as a way to save face for the South Vietnamese government and to avoid a complete collapse of the country.
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