> On 30 April 1975, the Vietnamese Communists finally triumphed.
Well, two points. First, I'd argue the *Vietnamese Revolution* triumphed. The VCP was just one of the superstructural features of a much broader social process. Second, revolutions don't stop when the guns cease firing. In some ways, the post-1985 period has witnessed a second revolution for Vietnam -- the construction of an East Asian-style developmental state.
-- DRR