Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Democratic Republic of Vietnam was a state in Vietnam (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1945 to 1976 CE, about 31 years. Its people spoke Austroasiatic languages (Khmer, Mon, Vietnamese, Munda).

Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence in Hanoi on 2 September 1945 and fought France until 1954, after which his state held the north. It backed the war in the south and reunified the country after Saigon fell in 1975.

See Democratic Republic of Vietnam on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1945 to 1976 CE

Duration

31 years

Type

State

Region

Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austroasiatic

Capital

Hanoi

Came from

• Nguyen dynasty 1802 to 1945 CE
• French Indochina 1887 to 1954 CE

Became

• Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1976 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1945 Indonesia declares independence
• 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu
• 1967 ASEAN founded
• 1975 Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Nguyen dynasty 1802 to 1945 CE
• British Burma 1826 to 1948 CE
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• British Malaya 1874 to 1948 CE
• French Indochina 1887 to 1954 CE
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia

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