<P> After about 300 years of partition by feudal dynasties , Vietnam was again under one single authority in 1802 when Gia Long founded the Nguyễn dynasty , but the country became a French protectorate after 1883 and under Japanese occupation after 1940 during World War II . Soon after Japan surrendered on September 2 , 1945 , the Việt Minh in the August Revolution entered Hanoi , and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was proclaimed on September 2 , 1945 : a government for the entire country , replacing the Nguyễn dynasty . Hồ Chí Minh became leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam . U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt had spoken against French rule in Indochina , and U.S.A. was supportive of the Viet Minh at this time . </P>
<P> After about 300 years of partition by feudal dynasties , Vietnam was again under one single authority in 1802 when Gia Long founded the Nguyễn dynasty , but the country became a French protectorate after 1883 and under Japanese occupation after 1940 during World War II . Soon after Japan surrendered on September 2 , 1945 , the Việt Minh in the August Revolution entered Hanoi , and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was proclaimed on September 2 , 1945 : a government for the entire country , replacing the Nguyễn dynasty . Hồ Chí Minh became leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam . U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt had spoken against French rule in Indochina , and U.S.A. was supportive of the Viet Minh at this time . </P>
when was the democratic republic of vietnam formed
when was the democratic republic of vietnam formed
September 2 , 1945
September 2 , 1945