North Vietnam facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa
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| 1945–1976 | |||||||||||
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(1955–1975)  Emblem
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Motto: "Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc"
(English: "Independence – Freedom – Happiness") |
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Anthem: "Tiến Quân Ca"
(English: "Army March") |
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North Vietnam in Southeast Asia during Cold War
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| Capital | Hanoi | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Vietnamese (official) | ||||||||||
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic | ||||||||||
| Party Chairman First Secretary |
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• 1945–1956
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Trường Chinh | ||||||||||
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• 1956–1960
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Hồ Chí Minh | ||||||||||
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• 1960–1976
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Lê Duẩn | ||||||||||
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• 1945–1969
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Hồ Chí Minh | ||||||||||
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• 1969–1976
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Tôn Đức Thắng | ||||||||||
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• 1945–1955
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Hồ Chí Minh | ||||||||||
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• 1955–1976
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Phạm Văn Đồng | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War · Vietnam War | ||||||||||
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• Self declaration of Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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2 September 1945 | ||||||||||
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• Established
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1945 | ||||||||||
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• 1954 Geneva Conference
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26 April – 20 July 1954 | ||||||||||
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• The liberation of Saigon
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30 April 1975 | ||||||||||
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• Socialist Republic of Vietnam established
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2 July 1976 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| 1960 | 157,880 km2 (60,960 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 157,880 km2 (60,960 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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• 1960
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15,916,955 | ||||||||||
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• 1974
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23,767,300 | ||||||||||
| Currency | đồng cash (until 1948) |
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| Today part of |  Vietnam |
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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, is a former country that existed from 1945 until 1976. It was in the north of present-day Vietnam. It lay north of the local Demilitarized Zone, and South Vietnam lay to the south of it.
It was proclaimed by President Hồ Chí Minh in Hà Nội on September 2, 1945. It was the first socialist country in Southeast Asia. However, it was not recognised by China and the Soviet Union until 1950. North Vietnam took part in the Vietnam War.
Images for kids
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A propaganda drawing on Sự Thật, the Vietnamese Pravda.
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The North Vietnamese government in 1946.
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The autonomous regions of North Vietnam on a map of its provinces created by the government of the United States.
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Ho Chi Minh with East German Young Pioneers near East Berlin, 1957
See also
In Spanish: Vietnam del Norte para niños
