<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (June 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (June 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> On January 15, 1973, citing progress in peace negotiations, Nixon announced the suspension of all offensive actions against North Vietnam, to be followed by a unilateral withdrawal of all U.S. troops . The Paris Peace Accords on "Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" were signed on January 27, officially ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War . </P> <P> The agreement called for the withdrawal of all U.S. personnel and an exchange of prisoners of war . Within South Vietnam, a cease - fire was declared (to be overseen by a multi-national, 1,160 - man International Control Commission force) and both ARVN and PAVN / NLF forces would remain in control of the areas they then occupied, effectively partitioning South Vietnam . Both sides pledged to work toward a compromise political solution, possibly resulting in a coalition government . To maximize the area under their control, both sides in South Vietnam almost immediately engaged in land - grabbing military operations, which turned into flashpoints . The signing of the Accords was the main motivation for the awarding of the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to Henry Kissinger and to leading North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho . A separate cease - fire had been installed in Laos in February . Five days before the signing of the agreement in Paris, President Lyndon Johnson, whose presidency had been tainted with the Vietnam issue, died . </P>

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