Talk:Partition of Vietnam

Other partition articles

I don't see the point in having partitions of other countries mentioned in this article under the "See Also" section. Yellowtailshark (talk) 14:01, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

just the 54 partition?

Since this is a general heading, partition of Vietnam should also include division in mid-1600s at Gianh River during the Trinh-Nguyen wars? Otherwise, we're privileging 20th century events as well as an Americentric focus.Eyed (talk) 09:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

To be deleted

Viet Nam was never partitioned. The article implies as much; there is no such thing as a temporary partition. The Geneva Agreement created zones of retreat and evacuation for the opposing forces, pending elections.
The text of the Final Declaration, from wikisource:Geneva Conference, with emphasis added:
"6. The Conference recognizes that the essential purpose of the agreement relating to Viet-Nam is to settle military questions with a view to ending hostilities and that the military demarcation line is provisional and should not in any way be interpreted as constituting a political or territorial boundary. The Conference expresses its conviction that the execution of the provisions set out in the present declaration and in the agreement on the cessation of hostilities creates the necessary basis for the achievement in the near future of a political settlement in Viet-Nam."
Anarchangel (talk) 18:42, 4 March 2010 (UTC)