Reunification Day
Reunification Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Thống nhất, IPA: [ɲàj t̺ʰǒŋ͡m ɲʌ̌ʲk]), also known as Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng), Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng or Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam), or by its official name, Day of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (Ngày giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the day when North Vietnam (People's Army of Vietnam and Liberation Army of South Vietnam) captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), the capital of South Vietnam, on 30 April 1975, thus ending the Vietnam War. The event marked the start of the transition period of reunification, which also occurred after a vote in the National Assembly for reunification on 2 July 1976, when South Vietnam and North Vietnam were merged, forming the modern-day Vietnam.