Vietnam
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| Location | Asia,South East Asia |
| Leaders | President of Vietnam, Prime Minister of Vietnam |
| Type | nation state |
| The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the 15th most populous country. Known most famously for the Vietnam War. | |
Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311,699 square kilometres (120,348 sq mi) and population of 96 million as of 2021.[1]
History
Independence from China in 938 AD. Independence from France in 1945.
Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War caused a massive brain drain, along with generational birth defects in the local population because of the usage of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange. Dozens of acts of rapes by the US Army went largely unpunished during the war.[2]
South Vietnam
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South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a puppet government during the Vietnam War.
COVID
Le Van Tri is a man who has been sent to jail for five years for breaking Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus to eight people, one of whom eventually died.[3]