Reunification Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Thống nhất), 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)^[2] is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the event when the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces 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 in a national election^[3] for reunification on 2 July 1976, when the South Vietnam and North Vietnam were merged, forming the modern-day Vietnam.^[4]

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Reunification Day
Banner in Hanoi for Reunification Day
Official name	Day of liberating the South for national reunification (Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước)
Also called	Reunification Day (Ngày Thống nhất) Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng) Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng)[1] Black April (Tháng tư đen) Fall of Saigon (Sài Gòn thất thủ)
Observed by	Vietnamese
Type	National
Significance	Marks the Liberation of Saigon
Date	30 April
Next time	30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Liberation of Saigon

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In some of the overseas Vietnamese community who fled from South Vietnam after its fall, the day is commemorated as the Fall of Saigon, Black April (Tháng tư đen),^[5][6] National Day of Shame (Ngày quốc nhục) or National Day of Hate (Ngày quốc hận).^[5][7] 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.

• Statue commemorating the "Victory of 30 April 1975" at the Museum of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign
• A street in Da Nang, Vietnam. Flags are being displayed on the occasion of Reunification Day, a national holiday
• A sign in Hanoi, 2009, depicting the moment a Viet Cong tank crashed into the Presidential Palace on April 30, 1975.
• A large road sign in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, commemorating the 30th April 1975. The pictures bears the declaration of a total victory.

• 1954 division of Vietnam
• Liberation Day in other countries
• Unity Day in other countries
• Victory Day in other countries