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| '''Reunification Day''' or '''Liberation Day''' (Ngày Giải Phóng) is a public holiday in ] that marks the ] of ]ese troops capturing ] (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) on ] ]. This signalled the end of the ] (locally known as the "American War" |
'''Reunification Day''' or '''Liberation Day''' (Ngày Giải Phóng) is a public holiday in ] that marks the ] of ]ese troops capturing ] (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) on ] ]. This signalled the end of the ] (locally known as the "American War," ''Chiến Tranh Chống Mỹ Cứu Nước'') and the ] of the country. The anniversary is marked by several ] around the date. | ||
| In the ] exile communities, the day is remembered as |
In the ] exile communities, the day is remembered as "''Ngày Hối Hận''" (Day of Regret), which reflects the overseas Vietnamese community's overall disapproval of the ] victory in Vietnam and the feeling that this victory robbed non-communist Vietnamese of lives of potential prosperity in their home country. The term "Day of Regret" is considered ] in present-day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. {{fact}} Among overseas ], Day of Regret is a commemorative day for those in those pro-capitalist Vietnamese communities who served, were affected, and ultimately displaced; as such, it is a day of reflection. | ||
| The anniversary is marked by several ] around the date. | |||
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Reunification Day or Liberation Day (Ngày Giải Phóng) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the anniversary of North Vietnamese troops capturing Saigon (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) on 30 April 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War (locally known as the "American War," Chiến Tranh Chống Mỹ Cứu Nước) and the Reunification of the country. The anniversary is marked by several festivals around the date.
In the Việt Kiều exile communities, the day is remembered as "Ngày Hối Hận" (Day of Regret), which reflects the overseas Vietnamese community's overall disapproval of the communist victory in Vietnam and the feeling that this victory robbed non-communist Vietnamese of lives of potential prosperity in their home country. The term "Day of Regret" is considered treasonous in present-day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. Among overseas diaspora, Day of Regret is a commemorative day for those in those pro-capitalist Vietnamese communities who served, were affected, and ultimately displaced; as such, it is a day of reflection.
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