Reunification Day

{{Short description|Public holiday in Vietnam}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{For|the holiday commemorating the 1990 reunification of Germany|German Unity Day}}

{{Infobox holiday

| holiday_name = Reunification Day

| type = National

| image = Reunification day banner.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Banner in Hanoi for Reunification Day, 30 April 2013

| official_name = Day of liberating the South for national reunification ({{lang|vi|Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước}})

| nickname = Reunification Day ({{lang|vi|Ngày Thống nhất}})
Liberation Day ({{lang|vi|Ngày Giải phóng}})
Victory Day ({{lang|vi|Ngày Chiến thắng}}){{cite web|url=http://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Lao-dong-Tien-luong/Bo-Luat-lao-dong-2012-142187.aspx |title=Bộ Luật lao động 2012 |publisher=Thuvienphapluat.vn |access-date=30 April 2018}}

| observedby = Vietnamese

| litcolor =

| longtype = National

| duration = 1 day

| frequency = Annual

| date = 30 April

| scheduling = same day each year

| celebrations = Parades

| alt = A red banner with the yellow words 30-4, and 1975-2013 under it.

}}

Reunification Day ({{langx|vi|Ngày Thống nhất}}), also known as Victory Day ({{lang|vi|Ngày Chiến thắng}}), Liberation Day ({{lang|vi|Ngày Giải phóng}} or {{lang|vi|Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam}}), or by its official name, Day of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification ({{lang|vi|Ngày giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước}}){{cite web |author=Quân |first=Tin Liên |date=1 May 2016 |title=Nhiều hoạt động kỷ niệm 41 năm ngày Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước (30/4/1975 – 30/4/2016) |trans-title=Many activities to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2016) |url=http://hanoimoi.com.vn/Tin-tuc/Xa-hoi/833086/nhieu-hoat-dong-ky-niem-41-nam-ngay-giai-phong-mien-nam-thong-nhat-dat-nuoc-3041975---3042016 |access-date=30 April 2018 |work=Hànộimới |language=vi}} is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the day when the 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,{{Cite web |title=Quốc hội quyết nghị lấy tên nước là Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam |trans-title=The National Assembly resolved to name the country the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |url=https://www.qdnd.vn/tu-lieu-ho-so/ngay-nay-nam-xua/ngay-2-7-1976-quoc-hoi-quyet-nghi-lay-ten-nuoc-la-cong-hoa-xa-hoi-chu-nghia-viet-nam-698149 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=People's Army Newspaper |language=vi}} when South Vietnam and North Vietnam were merged, forming the modern-day Vietnam.{{cite web |title=5. Cuộc tổng tuyển cử ngày 25 tháng 4 năm 1976 đánh dấu bước thắng lợi quyết định của nhân dân ta trên con đường thống nhất nước nhà về mặt nhà nước (Ngày 24 tháng 6 năm 1976) |trans-title=5. The general election on April 25, 1976 marked the decisive victory of our people on the path to national unification (June 24, 1976) |url=http://dangcongsan.vn/tu-lieu-van-kien/tu-lieu-ve-dang/sach-chinh-tri/books-010220154344256/index-2102201541308568.html |access-date=30 April 2018 |publisher=Dangcongsan.vn |language=vi}} The day was celebrated with a large military parade in Ho Chi Minh City in 2025, marking its 50th anniversary,{{Cite news |last=Nguyen |first=Minh |last2=Guarascio |first2=Francesco |date=April 30, 2025 |title='Victory of faith', Vietnamese celebrate 50 years since end of Vietnam War |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/celebrations-ho-chi-minh-city-mark-50-years-since-end-vietnam-war-2025-04-30/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=Reuters}} attended by several officials and army from countries friendly to Vietnam, including China, Cambodia, and Laos.{{Cite news |last=Pham |first=Nga |date=2025-04-29 |title=Despite improving relations, U.S. will be absent from Vietnam's war anniversary parade |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/g-s1-63164/despite-improving-relations-u-s-will-be-absent-from-vietnams-war-anniversary-parade |access-date=2025-04-30 |work=NPR |language=en}}{{Cite news |last= |date=2025-04-30 |title=Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City mark 50 years since end of Vietnam war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/30/vietnam-war-50-year-anniversary-ho-chi-minh-city |access-date=2025-04-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}