THE WITHDRAWAL OF PEOPLE'S ARMY OF VIETNAM FROM BINH THUAN PROVINCE IN 1954

Abstract

Following the Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954, the French colonialists were compelled to sign the Geneva Agreement to bring an end to the war and restore peace in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The agreement required the army of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to assemble and withdraw troops from the South to the North within 300 days. The purpose of this article is to reconstruct the troop gathering and movement activities of revolutionary forces at Ham Tan assembly area (Binh Thuan province), this is a gathering area with a period of 80 days. Through historical, logical, analytical, and document-based research methods, it has been determined that the troop gathering and movement activities were conducted safely and according to schedule after the armistice day. This was made possible by the guidance of resistance authorities at all levels, resulting in a successful operation. While the circumstances were difficult and complex, they laid the groundwork for the prepared forces in future resistance wars against America to safeguard the country.