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| '''Victory Day''' (''Ngày Chiến thắng''), '''Reunification Day''' (''Ngày Thống nhất''), or '''] Day''' (''Ngày Giải phóng'') is a ] ] in ] that marks the occasion ] and ]ese troops captured ] (now Ho Chi Minh City) on ], ]. This signalled the end of the ], known in ] as ''Chiến tranh Việt Nam'' (Vietnam War) or ''Kháng chiến chống Mỹ'' ("Resistance War Against America"). It was the start of the transition ] toward ], which occurred July 2, 1976. | '''Victory Day''' (''Ngày Chiến thắng''), '''Reunification Day''' (''Ngày Thống nhất''), or '''] Day''' (''Ngày Giải phóng'') is a ] ] in ] that marks the occasion ] and ]ese troops captured ] (now Ho Chi Minh City) on ], ]. This signalled the end of the ], known in ] as ''Chiến tranh Việt Nam'' (Vietnam War) or ''Kháng chiến chống Mỹ'' ("Resistance War Against America"). It was the start of the transition ] toward ], which occurred July 2, 1976. | ||
| In the ] exile ], the day is remembered as the "]" or "''Ngày Quốc hận''". This is loosely translated as "National Defeat Day," or more literally as "National Day of Resentment." These terms are considered ]ous in present day ] and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. This is a commemorative day for exile ] who served, were affected, and displaced in those overseas ], and as such is a day of |
In the ] exile ], the day is remembered as the "]" or "''Ngày Quốc hận''". This is loosely translated as "National Defeat Day," or more literally as "National Day of Resentment." These terms are considered ]ous in present day ] and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. This is a commemorative day for exile ] who served, were affected, and displaced in those overseas ], and as such is a day of reflection. | ||
| The ] is marked by several ] around the date. | The ] is marked by several ] around the date. | ||
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Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng), Reunification Day (Ngày Thống nhất), or Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the occasion Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War, known in Vietnamese as Chiến tranh Việt Nam (Vietnam War) or Kháng chiến chống Mỹ ("Resistance War Against America"). It was the start of the transition period toward reunification, which occurred July 2, 1976.
In the overseas Vietnamese exile community, the day is remembered as the "Fall of Saigon" or "Ngày Quốc hận". This is loosely translated as "National Defeat Day," or more literally as "National Day of Resentment." These terms are considered treasonous in present day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. This is a commemorative day for exile Vietnamese who served, were affected, and displaced in those overseas communities, and as such is a day of reflection.
The anniversary is marked by several festivals around the date.
See also
- Fall of Saigon
- Holidays in Vietnam
- Liberation Day in other countries
- Victory Day in other countries
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