On January 27, 1973, The Accord on ending
the war and restoring peace in Vietnam was
signed. The negotiations had taken five years
before the Accord was signed. Under the
Accord, the United States and other countries
had to respect the independence, sovereignty,
unity and territorial integrity of Vietnam;
and to withdraw troops from Vietnam. The
victory had brought Vietnam into another stage
of development.
Subsequent to the Accord, the Labour Party
affirmed that “the revolution of the South
will resort to revolutionary violence” and
emphasized the role of a struggle against the
US plot to break the Paris Peace Accord and
the Administration of the Republic of Vietnam.
In the same way, the Party affirmed that the
North would be a great rear to give support to
the frontlines in the South; and that the
mission to liberate the South and to unify
the nation had to be accomplished.
The Spring 1975 general offensive and uprising showed excellent
leadership of the Political Bureau and The Military Commission of the
Party Central Committee through strategic directions in combats and
great vision to be able to seize the opportunity to liberate the South.
The Political Bureau chose the Central Highlands as the first target
to start the General offensive and uprising. On March 10, 1975, main
forces of the Vietnam People's Army opened fire and liberated Buôn Mê
Thuột. This victory had a great significance at the beginning of the
campaign
After successive defeats, the Republic of Vietnam army withdrew from
the Central Highlands to Huế, Đà Nẵng and the Central coastal plain. In
this situation, the Political Bureau and The Military Commission of the
Party Central Committee directed the forces to continuously attack,
destroy a number of enemy forces; taking opportunity to liberate Huế
(March 25, 1975) and Đà Nẵng (March 29, 1975).
In early April 1975, under the order “activeness, bravery,
unpredictability and victory” from the Headquarters, the main forces and
the local people launched attacks on coastal provinces in Central
Vietnam. At the same time, from April 14 to April 29, 1975, High Command
of Navy managed to liberate the islands in the Spratly Islands (Trường
Sa) and the islands in Eastern Sea (Biển Đông).
At 11:30, April 30, 1975, the Liberation flag flew from the roof-top
of the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Vietnam, giving the signal
of a complete victory of Hồ Chí Minh campaign - the last campaign of the
the Spring 1975 general offensive and uprisings.
At 11:30, On April 30th, 1975, a Vietnam flag was planted on the roof-top of the Independence Palace, which gave a signal of the complete victory of Hồ Chí Minh campaign. Liberation Army was merrily welcomed by people when the troops moved into Sài Gòn and took over the city. Military Administrative Committee of Sài Gòn was instantly founded, and it was chaired by Senior Lieutenant General Trần Văn Trà. The committee was to ensure the public order and security of the city.