Reunification Day
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 Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), the capital of South Vietnam, on 30 April 1975, thus ending the Vietnam War.
The event marked the start of the transition period of reunification, which also occurred after a vote in the National Assembly for reunification on 2 July 1976, when South Vietnam and North Vietnam were merged, forming the modern-day Vietnam. The event is generally celebrated with a large military parade in Ho Chi Minh City, attended by several international officials by countries friendly to Vietnam.
Gallery
- Statue commemorating the "Victory of 30 April 1975" at the Museum of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign
- A street in Da Nang, Vietnam. Flags are being displayed on the occasion of Reunification Day, a national holiday
- A sign in Hanoi, 2009, depicting the moment a Viet Cong tank crashed into the Presidential Palace on 30 April 1975.
- A large road sign in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, commemorating the 30th April 1975. The pictures bears the declaration of a total victory.
See also
- 1954 division of Vietnam
- Liberation Day in other countries
- Unity Day in other countries
- Victory Day in other countries
- April 30 Park