The Socialist Party of Vietnam ( vi, Đảng Xã hội Việt Nam) was a political party in

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

which existed from 1946 to 1988. It was founded with the official aim of uniting "patriotic intelligentsia". Along with the

Democratic Party of Vietnam The Democratic Party of Vietnam ( vi, Đảng Dân chủ Việt Nam) was a political party in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (later only North Vietnam). It was founded on 30 July 1944 to unite petite bourgeoisie and intelligentsia in support ...

, the Socialist Party joined the government of North Vietnam. Key leaders of the party included Nguyễn Xiển, who served as its deputy secretary from 1946 to 1956 and as its secretary from 1956 until the party's dissolution in 1988; and Hoàng Minh Giám, who served as the party's deputy secretary from 1956 to 1988 and as North Vietnam's foreign minister.

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