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The flag of Vietnam, officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is also known as "Red flag with Yellow star". This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. It became the national flag of Vietnam following the Vietnam War on July 2, 1976. Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111111. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The flag has a red background with a yellow five-pointed star in the center. There has been 2 versions of the yellow star's meaning. In the years following 1945, during the independence movement of Vietnam, red represents the struggle for independence, yellow represents the color of Vietnamese people, and the five points of the star were widely believed to represent the 5 traditional classes of people: the scholars(Si 士), the peasants(Nong 農), the craftmen(Cong 工), the merchants(Thuong 商), and the soldiers(Binh 兵). However, after the Communist Party of Vietnam had established complete rule over North Vietnam in 1954 and South Vietnam in 1975, the yellow star was often described in political training sessions as representing the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and red represents the proletarian revolution.^[1] In a detail of Brueghels Land of Cockaigne (1567) a soft-boiled egg has little feet to rush to the luxuriating peasant who catches drops of honey on his tongue, while roast pigs roam wild: in fact, hunger and harsh winters were realities for the average European in the... For the vocal harmony group, see Artisan (group). ... This article is about a military rank. ...

The flag was designed by Nguyen Huu Tien (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Hữu Tiến), a communist revolutionary of the 1940 Cochinchina Uprising ("Nam Kỳ Khởi nghĩa") against French colonialism, when the flag was seen on the first time. The uprising failed, and he was arrested and executed along with other leaders of the uprising. Map of the first (light blue) and second (dark blue) French colonial empires France has had colonial possessions, in various forms, since the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. ...

The Western heraldic blazon is Gules, a mullet Or. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... This is an article about Heraldry. ...

The flag of North Vietnam in the period of 1945–1955 was similar to the current flag of Vietnam but with a fatter star. The flag of North Vietnam, also known as Red flag with Yellow star. This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. ...

Heritage Flag

Vietnamese Heritage & Freedom Flag

Some Vietnamese immigrants now living in other countries are using the flag of the former South Vietnam as their official symbol of the Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam. Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of former South Vietnam was designed by Emperor Thành Thái in 1890 and was used by Emperor Bảo Đại in 1948, and was the flag used by former South Vietnam until it was abolished by the communist North Vietnamese government on...

Now, in the United States, over 11 states, 113 cities have adopted resolutions recognizing the yellow flag as the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag^[2]. The Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag is permanently displayed at memorial sites at Westminster, California and Cabramatta, Australia. The Vietnamese government opposes these efforts and complained to the United States federal government on the grounds that it is a sovereign country with diplomatic relations with the United States. Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of former South Vietnam was designed by Emperor Thành Thái in 1890 and was used by Emperor Bảo Đại in 1948, and was the flag used by former South Vietnam until it was abolished by the communist North Vietnamese government on... Location of Westminster within Orange County, California. ... Cabramatta is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

This flag is de-facto banned in mainland Vietnam.

See also

• Flag of North Vietnam
• Flag of South Vietnam

The flag of North Vietnam, also known as Red flag with Yellow star. This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. ... the flag which was designed by Emperor Bao Dai. ...

External links

• Vietnam at Flags of the World
• The National Flag of Viet Nam: Its Origin and Legitimacy or in PDF

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References

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