Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam, and was formerly known as Saigon. It grew from a small Khmer settlement into a trading port and was taken over by the Vietnamese in the seventeenth century. Under French colonial rule it became the capital of Cochinchina, and later the capital of South Vietnam. After North Vietnamese forces captured the city at the end of the Vietnam War, it was merged with the surrounding province of Gia Dinh and renamed in honour of the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh when the country was reunified. It is Vietnam's main commercial and financial centre, and many people still call it Saigon.
Before and after
- 18 December 1975Birth of Sia
- from 1976 to 1993Buran programme
- 1976Discovery of bohrium
- 1976Founding of State University of Feira de Santana
- 1976Founding of Ho Chi Minh City
- 1976Establishment of Sagarmatha National Park
- 1976Founding of Abuja
- 1976Establishment of Nahanni National Park Reserve
- 1976Establishment of Banc d'Arguin National Park
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