Reunification Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Th?ng nh?t), Victory Day (Ngày Chi?n th?ng) or Liberation Day (Ngày Gi?i phóng or Ngày Gi?i phóng mi?n Nam) or the official name of Day of liberating the South for national reunification (Gi?i phóng mi?n Nam, th?ng nh?t ??t n??c) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the event when Vi?t C?ng 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 Chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam (Vietnam War) or Kháng chi?n ch?ng M? c?u n??c ("Resistance War Against American invasion"). It was the start of the transition period toward reunification, which occurred in the national election for national reunification on July 2, 1976, when the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam merged, forming the modern-day Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The anniversary is marked by several festivals around the date.
In the Overseas Vietnamese community, the day is remembered as the "Fall of Saigon", "Black April" (Tháng T? ?en), "National Day of Shame" (Ngày Qu?c Nh?c) or "National Day of Resentment" (Ngày Qu?c H?n). This is a commemorative day for exiled Vietnamese who served, were affected, and displaced in those overseas communities, and as such is a day of reflection. Many Americans of multiple ethnicities observe the day for remembrance and solidarity.
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See also
- Public holidays in Vietnam
- Liberation Day in other countries
- Victory Day in other countries
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