The North Vietnamese Army attacked Buôn Ma Thuột, gaining the city center by nightfall, while the ARVN held out on the outskirts. NVA forces outnumbered ARVN forces 5.5 to 1, showing how massive a violation of the Paris Peace Accords the North Vietnamese offensive was.
It also shows, however, that even at this stage, which was turning disastrous, the ARVN was fighting.
Buôn Ma Thuột is dead center in the Central Highlands of what was the the Republic of Vietnam.
Ibrahim Nasir, the President of the Maldives, fired Premier Ahmed Zalti and imposed presidential rule.
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