Reunification Day

Reunification Day
Official name	Reunification Day (Ngày Thống nhất)
Also called	Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng) Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng)
Observed by	Vietnamese
Type	National
Significance	Marks the North Vietnamese capture of Saigon
Date	April 30

Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng), Reunification Day (Ngày Thống nhất), or Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the occasion Viet Cong 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 Chiến tranh Việt Nam (Vietnam War) or Kháng chiến chống Mỹ ("Resistance War Against America"). It was the start of the transition period toward reunification, which occurred July 2, 1976 when the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam merged to form the modern-day Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

In the Overseas Vietnamese exile community, the day is remembered as the "Fall of Saigon" or "Ngày Quốc hận". This is loosely translated as "National Defeat Day," or more literally as "National Day of Resentment." These terms are considered treasonous in present day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. 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.

The anniversary is marked by several festivals around the date.

See also

• Fall of Saigon
• Holidays in Vietnam
• Liberation Day in other countries
• Victory Day in other countries