The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), also known as the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), is the sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). Founded in 1930 by Ho Chi Minh, the CPV dominantly established the government of Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), before becoming the sole ruling party when its state was known as the North Vietnam in 1954 after the First Indochina War and all of Vietnam in 1975 after the Vietnam War.
- Country
- Vietnam, French Indochina
- Headquarters
- Ba Đình District
- Inception
- February 3, 1930
- Website
- https://dangcongsan.vn
