Difference between revisions of "Vietnam"
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| − | The name is officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: ''Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam''). After the [[France|French]] withdrawal in 1954 the country was divied in communist North Vietnam and [[Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnam]]. | + | The name is officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: ''Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam''). After the [[France|French]] withdrawal in 1954 the country was divied in communist North Vietnam and [[Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnam]]. The country was reunited in 1975 following the Vietnam War (with heavy [[USA|US]] involvement in support of South Vietnam) when North Vietnamese troops entered Saigon - the former capital of [[Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnam]]. |
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| + | Vietnam overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime of [[Cambodia]] in 1978, leading to tense relations to [[China]] and the Sino-Vietnamese war in 1979. | ||
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| + | The Vietnamese army is called VPA - ''Vietnam People's Army''. The Police is called ''People's Police''. They have used a large number of camouflage patterns. | ||
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| + | == Police Camouflage patterns == | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 27 November 2010
The name is officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam). After the French withdrawal in 1954 the country was divied in communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The country was reunited in 1975 following the Vietnam War (with heavy US involvement in support of South Vietnam) when North Vietnamese troops entered Saigon - the former capital of South Vietnam.
Vietnam overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime of Cambodia in 1978, leading to tense relations to China and the Sino-Vietnamese war in 1979.
The Vietnamese army is called VPA - Vietnam People's Army. The Police is called People's Police. They have used a large number of camouflage patterns.