Vietnam officially reunified as a socialist republic on July 2, 1976, after decades of conflict, including the Vietnam War between the communist North and the non-communist South. The reunification came after the fall of Saigon in April 1975, which marked the end of the war and the victory of North Vietnam. The capital of the newly formed republic was established in Hanoi, reflecting the North's political ideology and governance. This reunification aimed to consolidate communist control and promote development, although it also faced substantial economic and developmental challenges in the years that followed.