July 2

On this day - July 2 1976 - The inauguration of the Unified Vietnam 

The republic of Vietnam, also known as South Vietnam was established in 1955 and for the next years was the country divided into South and North Vietnam. The South Vietnam city of Saigon fell to North Vietnam in 1975, which led to a brief period of a provisional government in South. On this day in 1976 was the South and North Vietnam merged into one country as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The country has since implemented economical reforms and has in the last few years been one of the countries in the world with highest growth rates.