North Vietnam

The Democratic Republic o Vietnam (DRV; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa), generally kent as North Vietnam, wis a communist republic in Sootheast Asie, comprisin nominally aw o Vietnam frae September 2, 1945 tae December 18, 1946. The communist Viet Minh ("League for the Unthirldom o Vietnam") controlled auries o Vietnam atween December 18, 1946 tae Julie 20, 1954 an the northren hauf o whit is nou the Socialist Republic o Vietnam atween Julie 20, 1954 an Julie 2, 1976. The state wis first proclaimed bi Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi in 1945, an established formally in the een o the Wast follaein the 1954 Geneva Conference at the end o the First Indocheenae War. North an Sooth Vietnam wur reunitit in 1976.

Democratic Republic o Vietnam Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa
1945–1976
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc" (Scots: "Unthirldom – Freedom – Happiness")
Anthem: "Tiến Quân Ca" (Scots: "Airmy Mairch")
Location o North Vietnam in Sootheast Asie.
Status	Unrecognized state (1945-1950) Client state o USSR an Cheenae (1950-1976)
Caipital	Hanoi
Common leids	Vietnamese (offeecial)
Releegion	None (state atheism)
Govrenment	Single-pairty communist state
Preses
• 1945–1969	Hồ Chí Minh
• 1969–1976	Ton Duc Thang
First Secretar
• 1960–1986	Lê Duẩn
Historical era	Cauld War · Vietnam War
• Unthirldom proclaimed	September 2 1945
• Viet Minh enters Hanoi	October 10, 1954
• PAVN enters Saigon	Aprile 30, 1975
• North an Sooth Vietnam merged	Julie 2 1976
Aurie
1960	157,880 km2 (60,960 sq mi)
1974	157,880 km2 (60,960 sq mi)
Population
• 1960	15916955
• 1974	23767300
Currency	đồng
Precedit bi Succeedit bi French Indocheenae Empire o Vietnam Vietnam