USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1976, the North and South Vietnam were formally united as one country. The city of Saigon was renamed as Ho Chi-Minh City as a tribute to Ho Chi Minh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ho Chi Minh City (Former name Saigon)-The French nickname their dear city, “Pearl of the far East”. Chinese immigrants call it “Cho Lon”, meaning “Big market”. The Communist government renamed Saigon “Ho Chi Minh city” after the nationalistic revolutionary.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon, and the city was subsequently renamed Ho Chi Minh City.

Detailed explanation-4: -A military government was instituted, and on July 2, 1976, the country was officially united as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with its capital in Hanoi. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. The 30-year struggle for control over Vietnam was over. Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr.

Detailed explanation-5: -A year later, on July 2, 1976, North and South Vietnam were finally unified. Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi became the capital of the new Socialist Republic of Vietnam.