History Key Events 2 July 1976: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Established James Springer July 2, 1976 No Comments american occupationchinachina occupationdeclaration of independencefirst indochina warfrench colonial warfrench occupationfrench resistanceho chi minhindependenceliberationreunificationsecond indochina warshow-in-timelinesocialist republic of vietnamvietnamvietnam independencevietnam war On 2 July 1976, Vietnam became the Socialist Republic of… Read More 2 July 1976: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Established