1975

Sai Gon 1975
by Hubert van Es

• April 30th, 1975: Vietnam War ended. Millions of people tried to flee the new Communist Government
• May 1975: First boat with 47 people arrived Malaysia from Vietnam
• Over 250,000 Vietnamese refugees landed on Malaysia
• Over 240,000 Vietnamese refugees resettled in third countries
• Pulau Bidong was officially open on August 8th, 1978
• On October 30th, 1991, Pulau Bidong camp was closed (Mohamad)
• 1996: Sungei Besi camp was closed
• Over 9,000 Vietnamese refugees were repatriated back to Vietnam
• August 28, 2005: Last Vietnamese refugees were repatriated back to Vietnam