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  • The country of Vietnam was conquered by France in 1884 and became part of French Indochina in 1887. The Vietnamese flag was first used in September 1945, when the country declared independence from France at the end of World War II. Independence from France was not completed until Ho Chi Minh's Communist forces won the war in 1954.

    Indochinese Communist Party

    The flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was in existence before independence from France was secured. It was used as the flag of the Indochinese Communist Party that was in existence from 1930 to 1945.

    International

    The yellow star at the center of the flag of Vietnam is an international symbol of the Indochinese Communist Party. It represents the five protectorates of French Indochina, which were Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Laos and Cambodia.

    Red

    The red field that makes up the background of the Vietnamese flag is a symbol of the ruling Communist party. Red has been a symbol of Communism in many countries, including Russia. The red color represents the bloodshed in the violent class struggle and revolution of the Communist party around the world.

    Yellow Star

    By maintaining the international flag of the Indochinese Communist Party, the yellow star on the red background, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam maintains an idea of an imperialist Indochinese Federation across southeastern Asia.

    Yellow

    The yellow of the star on the Vietnamese flag has been on the flag for more than 2000 years. In fact, the flag of the Free Vietnamese nation that was recognized until 1975 by the U.N. had a yellow background with red stripes, which represented the three areas of the country.

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    Vietnamese Flag

    World Fact book - Vietnam

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