Why did Sweden support the Vietcong?

The only “support” Sweden gave to the Viet Cong was the indirect support of allowing American young men to live in Sweden to avoid the Vietnam War draft, rather than sending them back to the United States to become cannon fodder.

Who did Sweden support in the Vietnam War?

In Sweden, Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson reveals that Sweden has been providing assistance to the Viet Cong, including some $550,000 worth of medical supplies.

Did Sweden support the Vietcong?

In 1971 Sweden announced support to Viet Cong. The first explicit signs of Swedish support for the VC, however, emerged on May 27, 1971, when Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson announced that Sweden had sent $550,000 worth of medical and humanitarian aid to the NLF, as well as to communist forces in Laos and Cambodia.

Why was Sweden in Vietnam War?

History. During the Vietnam War, 503,926 desertions occurred in the United States military. Sweden became the target destination for deserters because it was the only country that granted asylum to Vietnam War deserters. Sweden’s granting of asylum to deserters worsened relations between Sweden and the United States.

What did Sweden do in Vietnam?

Sweden was the first Western country to give full diplomatic recognition to North Vietnam. She has granted asylum to more than 400 American deserters and has repeatedly attacked United States war policy in a spirit that Washington often regarded as one‐sided for a nation that has professed neutrality for 150 years.

Were the Vietcong North or South Vietnam?

The organization officially merged with the Fatherland Front of Vietnam on February 4, 1977, after North and South Vietnam were officially unified under a communist government….Viet Cong.

National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
Dates of operation	December 20, 1960 – February 4, 1977