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Reunification Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Thống nhất), also known as Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng), Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng or Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam), or by its official name, Day of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the event when the North ...
The Vietnamese government officially calls it the "Day of liberating the South for national reunification" (Vietnamese: Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước) or "Liberation Day" (Ngày Giải Phóng), but the term "fall of Saigon" is commonly used in Western accounts.
Birth of the republic (1945) The Japanese occupied Vietnam during World War II but allowed the French to remain and exert some influence. At the war's end in August 1945, a power vacuum was created in Vietnam. Capitalizing on this, the Việt Minh launched the "August Revolution" across the country to seize government offices.
These include: New Year's Day on 1 January; Vietnamese New Year (Tết Nguyên Đán) from the last day of the last lunar month to fifth day of the first lunar month; Hùng Kings' Festival on the 10th day of the third lunar month; Reunification Day on 30 April; International Workers' Day on 1 May; and National Day on 2 September.
Largest holiday of the year, falling on the first three days of Vietnamese calendar; in practice, celebrations are held during the weeks before and after those four days. April 30 Reunification Day: Ngày Thống nhất: The day Saigon fell, North Vietnam forces and Viet Cong forces overthrow government of South Vietnam. And the start of a ...
The Independence Palace ( Vietnamese: Dinh Độc Lập ), also publicly known as the Reunification Convention Hall ( Vietnamese: Hội trường Thống Nhất ), is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the president of the Republic ...
Record of President Ho Chi Minh reading the declaration of Vietnam. National Day ( Vietnamese: Ngày Quốc Khánh) is a national holiday in Vietnam observed on 2 September, commemorating President Hồ Chí Minh reading the Declarations of independence of Vietnam at Ba Đình Square in Hanoi on 2 September 1945. It is the country's National Day.
On 11 August 1975, the United Nations Security Council introduced a referendum on reunification, which passed. North Vietnam and South Vietnam eventually reunited on 2 July 1976. Culture Music. The national anthem of the Government was Liberate the South (Vietnamese: Giải phóng miền Nam).