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| 1991 |
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| Calls for more openness were heard steadily from within the Vietnamese Communist Party. | 1 |
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| April 26 |
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| The U.S. announced that it would provide $1 million, a small but symbolic amount, in aid to Vietnam, for providing artificial limbs to those maimed in the Vietnam War. | 2 |
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| June 25 |
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| Leader Nguyên Van Linh reaffirmed the Vietnamese Communist Party's monopoly of political power, stating that Vietnam would not follow Eastern Europe's path of reform. | 3 |
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| Aug. 11 |
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| China and Vietnam announced the mutual desire to normalize diplomatic relations. Talks in Beijing (November) formalized ties, and the border was clarified. | 4 |
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