History glossary
North Vietnamese
the communist state and forces based in northern Vietnam that fought to reunify the country under communist rule.
- Category
- State and military forces
- Region
- Vietnam
- Date range
- 1954-1976
What it means
North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, was the communist government based in Hanoi. Its army and allied Viet Cong forces fought South Vietnam and the United States until the country was reunified under communist rule in 1975.
