Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the communist state in northern Vietnam that led the struggle against the United States and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and later unified the country under its rule.


Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf communist state
former sovereign state
socialist state
achievedUnification 1975-04-30
alliedWith Eastern Bloc
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Soviet Union
borderedBy Cambodia
Gulf of Tonkin
Laos
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Republic of Vietnam
surface form: South Vietnam
capital Hanoi
capitalAfter1954 Hanoi
capitalTerritory Hanoi
claimedTerritory entire territory of Vietnam
continent Asia
controlledTerritory Tonkin
surface form: northern Vietnam
conventionalLongName Democratic Republic of Vietnam self-link
country Democratic Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Vietnam
currency Vietnamese đồng
surface form: North Vietnamese dong
dateDissolved 1976-07-02
dateEstablished 1945-09-02
dateProclaimed 1945-09-02
event Proclamation of independence from France and Japan on 2 September 1945
firstPresident Ho Chi Minh
firstPrimeMinister Ho Chi Minh
flagDescription red field with a large yellow five‑pointed star in the center
founder Ho Chi Minh
governmentType single‑party socialist republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle President
ideology Marxism–Leninism
lastPresident Ton Duc Thang
lastPrimeMinister Pham Van Dong
leaderDuringVietnamWar Ho Chi Minh
Le Duan
legislature National Assembly of Vietnam
locatedIn Indochinese Peninsula
surface form: Indochina

Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
mergedInto Viet Nam
surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
militaryWing People's Army of Vietnam
nationalAnthem Tien Quan Ca
officialLanguage Vietnamese
opponentInWar France
Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
surface form: State of Vietnam

United States of America
surface form: United States
participatedIn First Indochina War
Vietnam War
postUnificationRole northern component of unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam
predecessor Empire of Vietnam
French Indochina
region Southeast Asia
resultOf August Revolution
rulingParty Communist Party of Vietnam
shortName DRV
Democratic Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Vietnam
signedAgreement Geneva Accords
surface form: Geneva Accords of 1954

Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War
surface form: Paris Peace Accords of 1973
statusAfter1954GenevaAccords controlled northern Vietnam
successor Viet Nam
surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
supportedOrganization Viet Cong
warAim unification of Vietnam under communist rule

Referenced by (60)

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this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Battle of Hue belligerent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Battle of Ia Drang belligerent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Fall of Saigon belligerent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
First Indochina War belligerent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Operation Linebacker belligerent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Vietnam War belligerentSide Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam and Viet Cong
Republic of Vietnam borderedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam War conflictBetween Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam conventionalLongName Democratic Republic of Vietnam self-link
Democratic Republic of Vietnam country Democratic Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Easter Offensive country Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Government of North Vietnam country Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Tet Offensive countryInvolved Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Le Duc Tho countryOfCitizenship Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Trinh countryOfCitizenship Democratic Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Hue
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Truong Chinh countryOfCitizenship Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Xuan Thuy countryOfCitizenship Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Hue
this entity surface form: Democratic Republic of Vietnam government
Ho Chi Minh founderOf Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin incident hasCountryInvolved Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Member States of the United Nations hasFormerMember Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Cambodian Civil War hasParticipant Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Vietnam War hasParticipant Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Laotian Civil War hasSupportingBelligerent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh headOfGovernment Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh headOfState Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin involvedCountry Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Operation Linebacker location Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder location Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder location Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Hoa Lo Prison (historic site) operator Democratic Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Hoa Lo Prison
Battle of Hue opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Battle of Khe Sanh opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Cambodian Civil War opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Operation Linebacker opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Thieu opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Republic of Vietnam opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Geneva Conference of 1954 participant Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh placeOfDeath Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Trinh politicalAlignment Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam shortName Democratic Republic of Vietnam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Vietnam
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam signatory Democratic Republic of Vietnam