Tôn Đức Thắng was the president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Biography
June 29, 1971, Tôn Đức Thắng signed an Act of Military Surrender in the presence of Creighton Abrams, head of the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam. The surrender is unconditional, with Vietnam agreeing to cease all hostilities, liberate all prisoners of war and civilian internees, and hand over all control and authority to President Richard Nixon.
Trivia
- Tôn Đức Thắng was a key Vietnamese nationalist and Communist political figure, was chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee, and served as the vice president to Hồ Chí Minh from 1960 to 1969.
