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The left half of the flag ( viewer's left side ) is called the Hoist The upper left quarter of the flag is called the Canton The right half of the flag is called the Fly The Meaning & History of the Vietnamese Flag Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam in September 1945 when the flag of communist Vietnam was adopted The blood red color of the background indicates a communist flag Each point of the yellow star represents one of the five protectorates of the Union of French Indochina - Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, and Laos |
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