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fxd123 | 10 months ago

> It was never part of the UN and its membership was explicitly denied.

Solely due to a soviet veto. Most countries recognized it anyway.

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lenkite|10 months ago

> Most countries recognized it anyway.

No - most Asian nations did not recognize the South Vietnam govt propped up by Western powers. India for example supported Vietnamese independence from the French and recognized the PRG - Provisional Revolutionary Government which was the resistance movement in South Vietnam.

At any rate, even the US vetoed Vietnamese membership to the UN in 1975 - after losing the War.

fxd123|10 months ago

> No - most Asian nations did not recognize the South Vietnam govt

I would not say "most". Thailand, Laos, SK, Philippines, Singapore did.

>US vetoed Vietnamese membership to the UN in 1975 - after losing the War.

Because the war was still ongoing, between North and South at that time. They merged in 1976 and US voted in favor of membership in 1977.