North Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was a country that existed from 1945 until 1976. It took control in northern Vietnam and eventually took over its southern opponent. It lay north of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, and South Vietnam lay to the south of it.
Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa | |||||||||||
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Capital and largest city | Hanoi | ||||||||||
Official languages | Vietnamese | ||||||||||
Demonym(s) | North Vietnamese | ||||||||||
Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic | ||||||||||
Party Chairman First Secretary | |||||||||||
• 1945–1956 | Trường Chinh | ||||||||||
• 1956–1960 | Hồ Chí Minh | ||||||||||
• 1960–1976 | Lê Duẩn | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1945–1969 | Hồ Chí Minh | ||||||||||
• 1969–1976 | Tôn Đức Thắng | ||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1945–1955 | Hồ Chí Minh | ||||||||||
• 1955–1976 | Phạm Văn Đồng | ||||||||||
Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
16 August 1945 | |||||||||||
• Proclamation of the DRV | 2 September 1945 | ||||||||||
• Legislative election | 6 January 1946 | ||||||||||
• Start of the Indochina War | 19 December 1946 | ||||||||||
• 1954 Geneva Conference | 21 July 1954 | ||||||||||
• Start of the Vietnam War | 1 November 1955 | ||||||||||
• Vietnam reunification | 2 July 1976 | ||||||||||
Currency | đồng cash (until 1948)[1] | ||||||||||
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It was proclaimed by President Hồ Chí Minh in Hà Nội on September 2, 1945. The country was supported by China and the Soviet Union during the Vietnam War, eventually defeating South Vietnam 20 years later in the Vietnam War.
References
- "Sapeque and Sapeque-Like Coins in Cochinchina and Indochina (交趾支那和印度支那穿孔錢幣)". Howard A. Daniel III (The Journal of East Asian Numismatics – Second issue). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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