Government
With the Declaration of Independence on September 2nd 1945, the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam, the first independent republic in Southeast Asia, was
born.
On January 6, 1946, the first universal suffrage general election was held
to elect the National Assembly, the supreme organ of power of the new
Vietnam.
In November 1946, the National Assembly adopted the first Constitution of
the Republic. The Constitution clearly pointed out that "Vietnam is an
indivisible and monolithic bloc; it is a democratic republic; power
belongs to the whole Vietnamese people irrespective of race, gender,
property, social class and religion."
Article 4 of the Constitution stipulates the leading role of the Communist
Party of Vietnam. The Constitution guarantees all citizens fundamental
rights such as freedom of speech, press, assemble, demonstration,
association, belief, religion and non-belief, equal rights between man and
woman, the right to education and health care, the right and duty to
labor, the right to build homes, and freedom to do business. more...
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Governmental overview
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of 1992
Governmental Structure
Communist Party of Vietnam
Government Officials
National Anthem
National flag
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