Communist Party of Vietnam

Political party · 1930–present

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is the sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, founded in 1930 by Ho Chi Minh. It established the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and became the sole ruling party of North Vietnam in 1954 and of all of Vietnam in 1975 after the Vietnam War. Its supremacy is guaranteed by Article 4 of the national constitution, and it maintains centralized control over the state, military, and media. The party introduced economic reforms known as Doi Moi in 1986 and advocates what it calls a socialist-oriented market economy.