Timeline of Vietnam History (1000-2014

1992
New constitution adopted in Vietnam allowing certain economic freedoms

The Communist Party remains the leading force in Vietnamese society
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1994
US lifts its 30-year trade embargo on Vietnam
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1995
Vietnam and US restore full diplomatic relations
Vietnam becomes full member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
notice:
(Asean) = Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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1997
1- Le Kha Phieu becomes party leader
2- Tran Duc Luong chosen as president, 3-Phan Van Khai becomes prime minister
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1998
In Vietnam :( Pham The Duyet) who is a senior party member, faces charges of corruption
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1998
Economic growth slumps in the wake of the Asian financial crisis
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1999
In Vietnam :( Tran Do ),a former high-ranking party member, is expelled after calling for more democracy and freedom of expression
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2000
US President ( Bill Clinton ) pays a three-day official visit
The US pledges more help to clear landmines left over from the Vietnam war
The Vietnamese government estimates nearly 40,000 people have been killed by unexploded munitions
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2001
The Communist Party chooses (Nong Duc Manh) as its new leader
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2001
US, Vietnam implement a trade agreement which normalises the trade status between them
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2002
Russia hands back the " Cam Ranh Bay naval base"
Before withdrawal , this vase  was  the largest Soviet base outside the Warsaw Pact
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2002
In Vietnam  :
(The National Assembly)  reappointed  President (Tran Duc Luong )  for second term,

The National Assembly also reappoined  Prime Minister Phan Van Khai for second five-year term
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2004
First US commercial flight since the end of the Vietnam War touches down in Ho Chi Minh City

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2005
Hanoi's 1000th anniversary
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2005
The first visit to the US by a Vietnamese leader since the end of the Vietnam War
It was done by Prime Minister (  Phan Van Khai )
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2006 January onwards
 In Vietnam  : Senior officials are investigated over the alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars of state money in the transport ministry
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2006 June
   Vietnam sees  a major  political shake-up in which the Prime Minister, the President and the National Assembly chairman were all  replaced by younger leaders
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2007 January
After 12 years of talks, Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization
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2007 February
 Vietnam  Government approves a $33bn plan to build a " high-speed rail " linking  between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the south
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2007 February
US agreed for the first time to help fund a study about " the removal of Agent Orange" , which is  highly toxic defoliant used by US forces, from a former (US base in Da Nang)
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2007 June
President (Nguyen Minh Triet ) makes first visit to the US by a Vietnamese head of state since the Vietnam War ended in 1975
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2007 July
Prime Minister (Nguyen Tan Dung ) was  reappointed,and he promised to push into economic reforms
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2008 April
Vietnam launches its first "communications satellite" from " French Guiana"ـ
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2008 November
Vietnam says it plans to enforce a "  two-child policy " in an attempt to control population growth
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2008 December
China and Vietnam resolve border dispute
This dispute stayed  30 years since 1979 war . It left tens of thousands dead
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2009 January

In  Vietnam  :under a  " Lunar New Year amnesty "  about 15,000 prisoners were freed early  .
Perhaps ,This amnesty was  the Vietnam's largest amnesty
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2009 June
Territorial dispute :
Vietnam calls on China to stop preventing Vietnamese fishermen from working in what Hanoi says are its territorial waters amid growing tensions over fishing grounds

Rival claims to ocean areas and islands in the South China Sea have caused much regional tension
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2010 July/August
 Vietnam  Government arrests the chairman of shipbuilding corporation Vinashin, one of the country's largest state-owned companies, for allegedly nearly bankrupting the enterprise
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2011 January
 In  Vietnam  :Five-yearly congress of the Communist Party reappoints Prime Minister (Nguyen Tan Dung ) and elects the head of the national assembly ( Nguyen Phu Trong )  as party secretary-general
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2011 June
Vietnam begins joint operation with the United States to clean up contamination from the toxic Agent Orange defoliant widely used by the US military during the Vietnam war.
Children born in areas sprayed have disproportionate rate of mental and physical problems.
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2011 October
China and Vietnam sign an agreement to manage the South China Sea dispute. It includes a hotline to deal with emergencies and a provision for twice-yearly bilateral meetings
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2012 June
Vietnam surpasses Brazil to become the world's largest coffee exporter
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2012 October
 In  Vietnam  :Communist Party chief (Nguyen Phu Trong ) acknowledges mistakes in preventing corruption in response to public anger over a recent spate of scandals at state-owned enterprises
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2012 November
 In  Vietnam  :The communist-dominated parliament votes to require elected leaders, including the president and the prime minister, to face annual  confidence votes. Observers say the votes may be little more than symbolic
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2013 September
Vietnamese  Economy grows by 514% in first three quarters of year, marking return to growth after years of stagnation
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2013 October
The Vietnamese Leading dissident ( Le Quoc Quan ) was  sentenced to 30 months in jail for tax evasion, charges his supporters say are politically motivated
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2014 January
In  Vietnam  : State media for first time marks anniversary of South Vietnam's 1974 clash with China over Paracel Islands, in sign of growing tension over Chinese intentions in the area
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2014 January
Court sentences former Vietinbank official (Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu) to life in prison in possibly country's largest fraud trial .Twenty-two others get jail terms of up to 20 years, but public voices discontent at clearing bank of any liability
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2014 May
In  Vietnam  : One Chinese worker killed and at least 90 other people injured when protesters attack Taiwanese-owned steel mill in (Ha Tinh province ) . Crowds attack several other foreign-owned companies in protest at China's moving drilling rig into waters also claimed by Vietnam in South China Sea
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2014 August
The highest level visit to  Vietnam by an American military officer since the Vietnam war
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, (Martin Dempsey), visited Vietnam to  talk with Vietnamese leaders
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2014 October
The United States said that  it will partially lift its embargo on arms sales to Vietnam, which has been in place for three decades

Washington says the move applies to weapons for maritime purposes only
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