USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -seventeenth parallel, the provisional military demarcation line established in Vietnam by the Geneva Accords (1954). The line did not actually coincide with the 17th parallel but ran south of it, approximately along the Ben Hai River to the village of Bo Ho Su and from there due west to the Laos-Vietnam border.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1954 Geneva Accords Divide Vietnam The Geneva Accords were signed in July of 1954 and split Vietnam at the 17th parallel. North Vietnam would be ruled by Ho Chi Minh’s communist government and South Vietnam would be led by emperor Bao Dai.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Seventeenth parallel (Vietnamese: vĩ tuyến 17) was the provisional military demarcation line between North and South Vietnam established by the Geneva Accords of 1954.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Vietnam War (1955-1975) it became important as the battleground demarcation separating North and South Vietnam. The zone ceased to exist with the reunification of Vietnam on July 2, 1976, but the area remains dangerous because of the immense volume of unexploded ordnance that it contains.

Detailed explanation-5: -The deciding factor was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, where the French were decisively defeated. This resulted in French withdrawals and the Geneva conference. It was decided that Vietnam would be divided at the 17th parallel until 1956 when democratic elections would be held under international supervision.