South Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh city must be the conqueror's new name for the old Saigon.
Saigon was the capital of RVN during the war (Republic of South Vietnam). RVN no longer exists of course.
Neither. Since April 30, 1975, there has been no North or South Viet Nam: just Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is in Vietnam.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.
South Vietnam was overrun in 1975, ending the Vietnam War. The forces of North Vietnam captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975 and the republic was officially unified on July 2, 1976.
Saigon was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, or "South Vietnam." It is now Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi was the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, or "North Vietnam." It is now the capital of the whole nation.
It was never moved. Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam after it was divided after the negotiations at Geneva and Hanoi was the capital of North Vietnam. When the North Vietnamese and the PLAF/NLF (communist forces in South Vietnam) won the Vietnam war, they renamed Saigon Ho Chi Minh city I believe.
The capital, Saigon.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.
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The capital of South Vietnam before the Vietnam War is Saigon. It is still used today, but Ho Chi Minh City is more common these days.
became Communist and reunited with North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh city is in the South
The fall of Saigon occurred on April 30, 1975.
South Vietnam was overrun in 1975, ending the Vietnam War. The forces of North Vietnam captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975 and the republic was officially unified on July 2, 1976.
The two core areas of the country of Vietnam are; North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The capital of North Vietnam was Hanoi. The capital of South Vietnam was Saigon
North Vietnam and South Vietnam only existed from 1955-1975, when North Vietnamese forces were able to reunite the country at the close of the Second Indochinese War (called the Vietnam War in the USA).The capital of North Vietnam was HANOI (and this remains the capital of united Vietnam)The capital of South Vietnam was SAIGON / HO CHI MINH CITY.
The closest South Viet city to the DMZ was Dong Ha. Past Dong Ha (going north) were firebases A4 and C2, called Con Thien by the US Marines when they were there. Going north past A4 & C2 was the "Z" (DMZ).
The capital of the Republic of South Vietnam (RVN); Saigon.
Saigon was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, or "South Vietnam." It is now Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi was the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, or "North Vietnam." It is now the capital of the whole nation.