North Vietnam


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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) more commonly known as North Vietnam is a country located in Southeast Asia. It is boarded by to the north,  to the west and South Vietnam to the south.

North Vietnam was formed after gaining independence from the Gaulish empire from the Viet Minh led by Hồ Chí Minh. The Viet Minh was a communist group officially, but started with many who just vied for Vietnamese independence. Slowly however the organisation became a lot more radical with eventually a war breaking out between the democratic State of Vietnam and the communist Socialist republic. In 1945 Vietnam was partitioned into North and South Vietnam with Hồ Chí Minh being elected president for life of the North known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Today North Vietnam remains one of the worlds few Marxist Leninist states. After the Vietnam war North Vietnam was politically isolated. However economic reforms taken in the 1980's similar to China's has led North Vietnam to have a steadily growing economy. Despite its expanding economy North Vietnam still experiences widespread poverty, income inequality and alleged human rights violations. North Vietnam is a member of and the League of Nations.